Red Bull duo Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber clear air
Newly crowned Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has cleared the air with Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber. The pair have engaged in an intense rivalry this season and Vettel's race win at Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ended Webber's own title challenge. Vettel said: "He came to congratulate me [after the race] and showed me a lot of respect which was one of the most important things that happened. "We talked about some things that got in our way a little bit year." Webber held a seven-point lead over Vettel going into the final race of the season, but Vettel triumphed to overhaul both Webber and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, and clinch his first world title. Following the initial euphoria of his victory, Vettel revealed how they spent time together at Red Bull's drivers' room, explaining: "When everything cooled down a bit we had the chance to talk to each other." http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9196351.stm
World champion Sebastian Vettel has promised that Red Bull's championship-winning achievements in 2010 are not the end. The 23-year-old says: "The aim will be to defend both titles, drivers and constructors." Vettel was speaking in Salzburg close to Red Bull headquarters before flying back to the factory in Milton Keynes. He joked about the new-found attention: "I can't wait to be back in my cockpit because then no one will be able to ask me questions and I can rest a bit!" (AFP news agency)
Michael Schumacher says he will know when he gets behind the wheel of the 2011 Mercedes in the first test of the year whether the team will be able to fight at the front again. The seven-time world champion reckons he could tell immediately that the 2010 was not good enough, saying: " I got a warning that was later confirmed."
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Lotus team boss Tony Fernandes says it is 'highly unlikely' that the team will alter their driver line-up of Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen for the 2011 season.
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Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi is confident Force India will honour his contract and keep him for 2011 despite speculation linking reserve driver Scot Paul di Resta to a race seat.
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says his team's double championship success is 'not a flash in the pan' and is confident the team will be competitive in 2011 despite the difficulties of a long 2010 campaign.
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Sebastian Vettel spent the immediate aftermath of his world championship triumph talking to his team-mate Mark Webber, who saw his title hopes end, for an hour after Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The pair also sat next to each other on the plane journey to Red Bull headquarters near Salzburg for Tuesday's celebrations.
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Red Bull's Australian reserve Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest time in the all-conquering RB6 in the first day of the young driver test which is being held at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina circuit this week. England's Oliver Turvey was close behind for McLaren.
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