Hamilton, who lost six seconds when he mistakenly pulled into his old McLaren bay for a tyre change at the end of the seventh lap before being waved on, took third place but only after the team principal, Ross Brawn, had told fourth-placed Rosberg to back off.īut it was the Red Bull row that dominated proceedings, especially in view of the two drivers' clashes in 2010 when both were challenging for the world title. There was also an apology from Lewis Hamilton for his Mercedes team-mate, Nico Rosberg. "Just before we got out on the podium I had a very quick word and it was quite a shock – not easy for me to admit, but that's the truth. I wasn't aware of it, otherwise I wouldn't take such a risk to pass someone I wasn't supposed to pass at that moment. He then seemed to suggest he had not heard Horner's instructions when he said: "I want to say the truth. Vettel said after Red Bull's 13th one-two result: "I messed up today. But an already strained relationship has been further damaged and Webber may decide to quit at the end of the year. The likely outcome, following an apology from Vettel and peace moves from Horner, is that Webber will stay. "But there were a lot of things in my mind in the last 15 laps of the grand prix, to be honest, so whether the medicine is enough we will see." I will catch some waves in Australia with my board and I think this will be good medicine for me. Webber said: "It's three weeks to the next race – we are fortunate we have three weeks. A furious Webber refused to join the post-race celebrations and had earlier given Vettel an unambiguous finger salute from behind the wheel after being overtaken. The incident has reopened a civil war at Red Bull.
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