Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner has revealed that Mark Webber asked the team to advise Sebastian Vettel to back off the lap before their Turkish Grand Prix collision.
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Mark Webber had asked Vettel to back off: Red Bull boss
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| Red Bull boss Christian Horner |
Vettel attempted to pass his team-mate for the lead on the run down to the final series of corners at Istanbul Park on lap 41, but the pair made contact, putting Vettel out of the race and forcing Webber to pit for a new nose which dropped him to third behind the McLarens of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.
Horner says that the team were unable to allow Webber's request, due to the pace and proximity of the McLarens.
"It was quite clear that with the speed advantage the McLarens had on the straight, it was impossible to fall back into them," Horner told Autosport.
"Mark had requested the lap before to ask Sebastian to back off a bit. There was no way you could do that because of the McLarens being right there."
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