Mark Webber Apologises: Was He Focusing Too Much On Button-Hamilton?

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Published: July 16, 2010

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A few days ago I remarked upon how the frictions between Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button seemed more fabricated.

They appeared to be a controversial rumour as opposed to hardcore truth.
Voices from within the sport commented on the situation. Some of these just increased the media coverage on the supposed debacle.

One of those who aided the media in portraying a tense rivalry was Red Bull's Mark Webber. Alongside former World Champion Damon Hill he played up the tensions, forcing the gullible out there to watch with anticipation.

Many were expecting fireworks. Yet no one got any.

I can't help but wonder though whether this was simply just to hide Mark Webber's own lack of team substance.

Essentially the question to pose is, was he really just displacing the attention from his own loss of cohesion at Red Bull?

The Red Bull team has seemed like a tight knit family in previous seasons.

David Coulthard heralded their entrance into the sport. He spearheaded their campaign and gained the teams first podium.

On his exit Webber took to the forefront and was soon joined by Sebastien Vettel.
Whilst the team were on the up as a partnership the two co-existed together effectively.

Then came a car that could do things. Beneath them Webber and Vettel had a machine capable of not only victories but also titles.

With Webber's renewed appearance of pace, and Vettel's immediate urgency the team were seemingly onto a winner.

Yet mistakes crept in and culminated with THAT collision in Turkey. A stark reminder of what can happen if two drivers do not work as a team was given.

Since that moment the heat has been well and truly on. An outburst was imminent, the intensity was simmering and almost reaching boiling point.

To be honest, I actually thought the behaviour of Mark Webber's mechanics in the aftermath of the British ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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