Webber said it was not just his son who was upset with Vettel, pointing out
that the Britain-based Red Bull team had also expressed their displeasure.
“Sebastian disobeyed team orders and most, if not all the team, are
disappointed with him,” he said.
“Up and down pit lane Mark has not lost any credibility at all. It’s
probably Sebastian who has lost an awful lot.”
Alan Webber said Red Bull co-owner Dietrich Mateschitz had confirmed his son’s
position on the team was “assured”.
Formula One commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone has warned that the
incident could come back to haunt Red Bull.
Webber and Vettel have a strained relationship, with the Australian openly
questioning the support he gets from the team hierarchy, compared to that
the German receives.
After the Malaysia race there were none of the customary team celebrations on
the pit wall and Vettel received lukewarm congratulations from his
colleagues.
Webber showed Vettel
his disgust prior to the podium presentation at Sepang, pointing to Red
Bull’s implicit race instructions over the team radio.
Following a heated exchange in the team garage, both drivers scowled their way
through the victory podium ceremony.
“I think it’s very early days right now, it’s very raw, obviously, and
we need to work out how the team best goes forward from here,” Mark
Webber said after the race. “That’s obviously going to be discussed
this week.
“I will be in Australia on my surfboard, the phone won’t be engaged.
We’ll see what happens.”
There is a history of bad blood going back to Vettel’s crash with Webber at
the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix that ended the German’s race and wrecked the
Australian’s chance of victory.
Vettel leads the drivers’ championship on 40 points, with Webber third on 26.
Red Bull is also on top of the constructors’ standings with 66 points.