Webber apologizes for outburst after victory

Jul 15, 2010, 13:22 GMT

Hamburg - Red Bull driver Mark Webber on Thursday apologized for his outburst after winning the British Grand Prix on the weekend.

The Australian wrote on his home page: 'Of course things get said in the heat of the moment which, with hindsight goggles on, probably shouldnt have been said.'

Webber had to drive Sunday's race with an old front wing, while his new one had been given to team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who started from pole, but finished in seventh place.

Webber, who started alongside his team-mate but won the race, said over the team-radio after crossing the finishing line: 'Not a bad job for the second driver.'

He described his comment as: 'An example of Australian sarcasm ­ either at its best or worst depending on how you choose to take it.

'Formula One is a highly charged and fiercely competitive arena where emotions and adrenalin do run high from time to time like in many sports.

He said that he had no problems with Vettel. 'I know I have a very good driver as a team-mate and I wouldn't want it any other way. We share information freely in team meetings and contribute to the development and improvement of our cars.

'Seb and I are not enemies, we're just two drivers that are pushing hard and want to do the best for ourselves and the team, it's as simple as that.'