![]() The rivalry between Vettel and Webber also spilled over in a manner reminiscent of the Prost/Senna confrontations of the 1980s when they collided while battling for the lead at Istanbul.įor Webber, failing to win the title was a bitter disappointment after a year during which he led the points table for much of the summer. Red Bull Racing’s technical chief Adrian Newey presided over a brilliant design team which delivered the sensational RB6 challenger which, at most circuits, produced a performance cushion of around half a second a lap over its key opposition.Īnd yet the RB6 only managed nine victories out of the 19 races in the series, proving worryingly brittle on several occasions, but it was still the class of the field and should have added another four wins to its tally had it not been for these unwelcome setbacks. ![]() Yet the impressive Maranello challenge turned into a strategic disaster and the Spaniard could only limp home seventh ahead of the similarly luckless Webber.
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