While it is only the formality of a solitary point separating Sebastian Vettel from his second world crown, Red Bull Racing wants to see Mark Webber win at least one of the five remaining races in 2011.
“All of us want to see Mark get a victory before the end of the year, and we want to see him achieve the runner-up spot,” said Team Principal, Christian Horner.
“If we could convert both titles, and with both drivers at the top of the drivers’ championship, that for us would be an absolutely perfect year.”
Despite the brilliance shown at times by Webber in 2010 he still only finished third in the title race after a poor final race in Abu Dhabi. Plus, it’s now 14 months since Mark registered his most recent win, at Hungary.
Despite this Mark has shown he can win at some of F1’s greatest tracks, with wins at Monaco and Silverstone under his belt. No doubt he would like to add Suzuka to that list too.
In what would be a little ironic, do you think, once Vettel has the championship safely tucked away, the young German might try and help Mark secure second place by moving aside if it helped the cause?
For now, Horner’s towing the party line, “Nothing will change, absolutely nothing. We will adopt the same approach, with them free to race.
“The most important thing, however, is to close out the job in the Drivers’ Championship, which is where the prestige sits.”
[Source: PlanetF1 | Pics: Red Bull/Getty Images]