Eleven days after his angry protests at Silverstone, Mark Webber confirmed on Thursday that he and his Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel remain free to race each other. The 34-year-old Australian told reporters that following a post-race discussion at the British Grand Prix, the path was clear for him and the runaway leader in this year’s title race to fight it out on track if the situation arose.
Webber ignored instructions to obey orders from team chief Christian Horner four times during the closing stages of the British race as he challenged Vettel, in second place. Webber said: “We had a chat straight after the race debrief. Christian put his view forward of how the situation built and he came to the decision he made.
“And I put my case forward in how the situation built and we thought that we were both making the right decision — him to make the call for the team’s interests and I was in a situation where I was trying to improve my own position.
