Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner was delighted following last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix as the Milton Keynes-based outfit stretched its lead in both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships - and at the finish he congratulated his drivers' and the team on a job well done.
Indeed going into the final four grand’s prix now, Red Bull Racing has a 24-point lead over McLaren in the Constructors’, while Mark Webber has an eleven-point cushion in the race for the 2010 F1 drivers’ crown.
“It was a fantastic team performance to get a double podium with second and third. Both drivers drove excellent races today,” Horner said.
“We took a bold decision with Mark early on to stop him behind the pace car, which meant going a long way on the prime tyre. He managed to make it work by making some great passing moves and he had great pace.
“The incident with Lewis Hamilton was a racing incident. It seemed to be caused by a back-marker who cost Mark a lot of time and enabled Lewis to get a run. He squeezed Mark too much, so Mark didn’t have anywhere to go through the corner and there was contact.
“Sebastian [Vettel – in the sister car meanwhile] made a good start and harried Fernando [Alonso] for pretty much two hours.
"It’s very, very hard to overtake here in Singapore and he gave it his absolute best. We were going for the undercut, but unfortunately Ferrari covered us, although Sebastian continued to push Fernando all the way to the chequered flag.
“It’s a great team result on one of the hardest circuits on the calendar and we’ve extended our lead in the Constructors’ Championship and Mark has extended his lead in the Drivers’, with Sebastian closing in also. It’s a positive weekend and congratulations to the team who have put in endless hours at the circuit and a lot of hard work at the factory.”
Fabrice Lom, Renault’s Principal Track Support Engineer at Red Bull, added: “An excellent result and a very good recovery after qualifying. Our strategists again did a very good job by choosing to stop Mark during the first safety car. It was a big risk, but was rewarded. Due to that and the big performance from Sebastian we got a second and third, which is very good for both Championships.
“Congratulations to the whole team, we are in very good shape for the last four races of the season.”
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