In what is quickly becoming both a racing and public relations disaster for Red Bull, advisor Helmut Marko has once again insinuated that Mark Webber was responsible for the collision with Sebastian Vettel.The team threw away a likely 1-2 finish in Turkey when Webber and Vettel collided on lap 41 after Vettel appeared to turn into his team-mate as he looked to take the lead.
At the time Vettel had more speed than his team-mate, but making such dangerous move when it was not necessary has seen the German come under heavy criticism from many, but importantly not form his team who have suggested that Webber - who remained on the driving line - was at fault.
When asked by the official Formula One website whether he felt one driver was at fault, Marko replied with a definite 'Yes', adding that Vettel "had no other choice than to act the way he did".
Speaking to Speed TV, Marko once again underlined his support for Vettel, lamenting the German's failure to finish while failing to acknowledge that Webber lost the opportunity to score his third consecutive win.
"Mark for whatever reason was slower," said Marko.
"He was getting lap by lap slower, and Vettel was getting faster and was coming under enormous pressure from Hamilton. So if he would have stayed behind Mark, he would have been overtaken. He had to do something. And Mark knew that he was slower, so he should have let him past.
"It's unbelievable how unlucky Vettel is," he bewailed.
"He showed so much speed, and if you have all these incidents it's unbelievable how strong his morale and commitment still is. To make points in this new points system is the most important thing. And now Vettel has two zeroes," he added.
Source: Planet F1
