Horner: “We feared the safety car would come in”

The unusual mess at the box Red Bull which occurred during the Brazilian GP would have arisen from fear of a possible entry of the safety car following the collision between Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton on lap 45. The boss explained it at the end of the race Christian horner.

“Given the accident we thought the safety car would come in and considering where Vettel was there was the risk that everyone would benefit from it to make the pit stop, which is why we called him at the last minute – his words to Autosport – In But the boys were waiting for that moment Webber and they weren't ready, in any case they managed to recover allowing the German not to lose his position".

Subsequently it was the Australian's turn to talk about the situation while queuing at the petrol station: “When I slowed down to enter the pit lane I saw on the big screen that Sebastian was there and I hoped it was a replay, but instead it was live. I was surprised because it's not usual for this team to take certain risks, but then I realized that there had been a problem at the beginning of my teammate's break and I found myself hounded by Alonso again."

Chiara Rainis