Webber: « Sebastian Vettel puts the pressure on Red Bull »

Mark Webber thinks that the arrival of Sebastian Vettel at Red Bull Racing next season will force the team to raise its level of performance. The Austrian team has been beaten this year by the ‘sister’ team, Toro Rosso.

Webber believes that it is important for Red Bull to ensure that Vettel does not take a step backward by joining the team.

« With his arrival, there will be a lot of pressure on the team because Sebastian is expected to make a step forward. We must give him at least what Toro Rosso gave him this year in terms of performance, » said Webber.

The main difference between Toro Rosso and Red Bull focuses on their engines since the former is powered by Ferrari while the latter team is equipped with Renault engines. Webber refuses to consider the Renault V8s as a source of difference.

« You cannot always attribute our results this year to bad luck. You cannot ignore the fact that Sébastien Bourdais and Vettel have been faster than us on most circuits. Why? I don’t know. »

Red Bull had a disastrous second half of the season as the team only scored five points in the last ten races for a total of 24 points.

The team with the red bull scored 32 points in the second half of 2008, winning the Italian Grand Prix along the way.

Talking about Vettel’s arrival again, Webber doesn’t think he has anything to fear from the young German.

« I have had many teammates in my career and many have said they would be champions one day or another. »

« He’s a good driver. He gained a lot of experience very quickly because he’s a talented driver, » added the Australian.

« The scary thing with him is that he’s going to get even better. Vettel and I hope to have a good relationship, which seems to be the case at the moment. »