Horner reveals Red Bull F1 drivers made up after UNUSUAL intervention
Horner reveals Red Bull F1 drivers made up after UNUSUAL intervention
Christian Horner has revealed that he forced Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber to visit Great Ormond Street children's hospital after their crash at the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix.
The pair's championship battle in that particular season was fierce, with them both driving for Red Bull and attempting to keep the likes of Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren behind them.
At the Turkish GP, tensions boiled over as Vettel came up behind Webber, who was leading the race.
Vettel collided with his team-mate, leaving the German in the gravel, and Webber out of contention for the race victory.
After the incident, team principal Horner was noticeably agitated at the fact that his drivers were not able to convert what should have been a simple one-two finish for the team.
Vettel and Webber make up
Now, Horner has revealed the unusual way in which he dealt with the pair, citing their need to stop fighting each other and work towards the common goal of winning the constructors' championship.
“Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel was an interesting combination because Mark was in the latter stages of his career; very competitive Australian grizzly racer that would use every tool within his toolkit to try and move the spotlight onto him," he told the Secrets of Success podcast.
“He had a much younger team-mate, slightly naive at that point in his career, but hugely talented Sebastian Vettel.
“It was interesting at the beginning of the 2010 championship where suddenly the drivers have both got a car that's capable of fighting for the world championship and suddenly their needs or their personal demands are becoming disproportionate to the team's.
“They were, first and second in a race [and] ended up crashing into each other. And so the team has given away maximum points to our biggest rivals at that period of time.
“So I felt it right that to take them out of their comfort zone, and to explain to them and to show them that they're there to perform a role and that their self interest shouldn't be greater than the team and I think to realise that actually, they're in a hugely privileged position and when they start complaining about how life's been treating them hard and this and that and the other.
"Actually, to go and spend the morning in Great Ormond Street and see some of the challenges that those young kids are going through and the parents that are powerless in many respects, the emotions that they're going through is is pretty grounding.
"And I think just adds a perspective that ‘Okay, we're in a very privileged position’. I think it was something that I felt was just important to bring them back to ground at that juncture in time.”
READ MORE: Horner makes 'brutal' claim in dig at F1 bosses
Related
Change your timezone:
Latest News
Will F1 hopeful Antonelli replace Sargeant from Imola?
- 44 minutes ago
F1 News Today: Hamilton dealt major Newey blow as Red Bull chief makes BRUTAL admission
- 1 hour ago
Schumacher reveals how Mercedes could snare Verstappen
- 2 hours ago
Red Bull chief in BRUTAL putdown of key F1 feature
- 2 hours ago
Cullen relationship blossoms with new star after moving on from Hamilton
- 3 hours ago
Hamilton dealt major Newey blow as shock COMPLICATION revealed
- Today 08:58
Related news
Ricciardo makes five-race admission in bid to survive F1 axe
Red Bull is 'burning' after Horner and Marko display
Verstappen 'to meet Mercedes over SHOCK 2025 move as Red Bull exit clause revealed'
Newey exit DATE revealed as Red Bull F1 chief set to leave
F1 Standings
Drivers
- Oliver Bearman
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
- Alexander Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
Races
- Gulf Air Grand Prix of Bahrain 2024
- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Australia 2024
- MSC Cruises Grand Prix of Japan 2024
- Grand Prix of China 2024
- Miami Grand Prix 2024
- Gran Premio dell'Emilia Romagna 2024
- Grand Prix of Monaco 2024
- Grand Prix du Canada 2024
- Gran Premio de España 2024
- Grand Prix of Austria 2024
- Grand Prix of Great Britain 2024
- Grand Prix of Hungary 2024
- Grand Prix of Belgium 2024
- Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Italy 2024
- Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2024
- Grand Prix of Singapore 2024
- Grand Prix of the United States 2024
- Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2024
- Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2024
- Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024
- Qatar Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2024
About GPFans
GPFans is a multi-platform, multi-language brand dedicated to Formula One coverage. We bring you all the ins and outs of the sport, 24/7, everything from up-to-the-minute news and features to the latest viral stories and clips.We believe that a new generation of exciting, outspoken drivers will make F1 more popular than ever before, and we want to give our users access to as much of their heroes as possible, on and off the track. From Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo to Sebastian Vettel, we provide in-depth analysis of every every Grand Prix in the season, from Australia to Abu Dhabi.
With Formula One under the new ownership of Liberty Media, how the sport is being covered is evolving, and GPFans will look to be at the heart of this progression into new media, as one of the fastest-growing sites covering the king of motorsports.
Follow us on your favorite social media channel
Corporate & Media
Innovatieweg 20C7007 CD, Doetinchem, Netherlands
+31645516860