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to risk your life is just outrages though.. esp in this type of situation, where it was possible to get t-boned, which would be the worse type of accident *think Alex Zinardi in the Champcar series*
The head of the driver association, wouldnt do this.. we all know Webber usually gives his opinion when race conditions are bad like heavy rain.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has dismissed as “ridiculous” comments made by Gerhard Berger alleging that Mark Webber intentionally tried to take either Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso out of Sunday’s Korean Grand Prix.
Webber lost his championship lead at the Yeongam circuit after losing control of his Red Bull in treacherous conditions, collecting Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg in the process. The German had just overtaken McLaren’s Hamilton for fourth place.
Although Webber immediately held his hands up, admitting it was “totally my fault”, Berger told Austrian station Servus TV there was something sinister about the incident.
"He could have hit the brakes and stopped the car at the wall," said the former co-owner of Red Bull’s sister team Toro Rosso.
"He took out Rosberg, but it was the wrong one. I think in his mind he would have preferred (Fernando) Alonso or (Lewis) Hamilton."
When asked if he thought Webber took someone out intentionally, Berger answered: "Yes, it's clear. He goes off and it's over. It's so frustrating and a thousand thoughts go through your mind.
“It's very obvious. You can see his wheels are not locked up. Perhaps he had a brake problem, but I don't think so. One has the feeling that you would rather take one with you, take a point off him."
Rosberg was also upset by Webber’s failure to apply the brakes. Following the race, he sent a message to his Twitter followers: “Sucks! Don't understand why webber didn't hit the brakes. Was crazy(evidently)2 roll back over the track.” [sic]
However, Horner said that Webber had just been trying to keep his race alive and that to suggest otherwise is absurd.
“As with every incident in Formula One, opinions will always be made without all the facts,” Horner told Telegraph Sport. “Just to be absolutely clear – Mark’s intention was not to take out another driver after his crash in the Korean Grand Prix and it’s ridiculous to suggest otherwise.
“After Mark’s impact with the wall, it was clear on the TV and from the data that his car was badly damaged. However, the natural and immediate instinct of any competitive driver is not to give up and to keep going.
“In the atrocious conditions, Mark made the snap decision to continue as every driver would in that situation – it’s absurd to suggest that Mark would ever deliberately take out another driver.
“Mark accepted immediate blame for this incident, which in itself deserves credit."
This is one of those rare occurrences where Ferrari and Mclaren fans agree on the same thing
Keep it coming Berger...
to risk your life is just outrages though.. esp in this type of situation, where it was possible to get t-boned, which would be the worse type of accident *think Alex Zinardi in the Champcar series*
The head of the driver association, wouldnt do this.. we all know Webber usually gives his opinion when race conditions are bad like heavy rain.
Ah yes, what a ridiculous notion, a racing driver taking a risk.
“After Mark’s impact with the wall, it was clear on the TV and from the data that his car was badly damaged. However, the natural and immediate instinct of any competitive driver is not to give up and to keep going.
“In the atrocious conditions, Mark made the snap decision to continue as every driver would in that situation – it’s absurd to suggest that Mark would ever deliberately take out another driver.
“Mark accepted immediate blame for this incident, which in itself deserves credit."
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