Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner has come to the defence of Mark Webber and rubbished claims made by Gerhard Berger that the Aussie was looking to take out one of his title rivals after he crashed out in Korea on Sunday.
“As with every incident in F1, opinions will always be made without all the facts. 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,” Horner told Telegraph Sport.
“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," Horner summed-up.
Read what Gerhard Berger said right here on GPUpdate:
Berger: Webber was trying to take out Alonso or Hamilton
See Mark Webber's crash in Korea and judge for yourself:
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