Sunday: Vettel leads a Red Bull one-two

Sebastian Vettel – Winner:

« I messed up today. I wish I could come up with a good excuse for what I did, but I don’t have one. I can understand Mark’s frustration and that the team is not happy with what I did today: I owe him and the team an explanation. I will try to explain it to them later. We have talked about this situation many times and what we would do if and when it happens. Usually, it doesn’t happen, but today it did, and I should have turned that discussion into action. I got the message, and I ignored it. Mark and I are used to battling each other when we are close, but with the tires as they are now, and not knowing how long they will last, it was a very big risk to ignore the message to stay second. We could have finished 8th and 9th after destroying our tires over those two laps: I put myself above a team decision, which is wrong. I didn’t mean to, and I apologize. I’m not happy to have won, I made a mistake, and if I could go back, I would. It is not easy now, and I owe apologies to Mark and the team. »

Mark Webber – 2nd:

« I think Sebastian has respect for me and I have respect for him, but today’s situation wasn’t properly handled. It’s difficult to point things out now after the race: when you’re driving on the limit, when you’re pushing, it’s the worst situation for a team. I’m sure they are racking their brains and know things can go wrong. There’s a little history in there too: my mind thought about many things during the last 15 laps, but I was happy with the way I drove. I tried to isolate myself after what happened at the end and we got something out of it today, but obviously I’m not satisfied with the result. This puts pressure on a few people and unfortunately, there’s no button to go back. I know people want raw emotion from us after such situations, and that’s the case, but we must remain calm. There’s going to be three weeks before the next race, so time for us to work. »