On track for a superb second placed finish at the very least, maybe even his maiden win, Red Bull racer Mark Webber’s dreams were smashed before his eyes when fellow teammate from Scuderia Toro Rosso, Sebastien Vettel, accidentally rammed the back of his Red Bull racer behind the safety car, putting both men out of contention. It was a sad and frustrating end to what looked to be a strong double podium for the duo…

“That was a completely disastrous finish,” the Aussie driver said. “We were in very, very good shape to challenge Lewis for first today. We were strong and I didn’t make any mistakes despite the tricky conditions, cars were aquaplaning and the visibility was very poor. Fernando’s crash caused the second safety car stint, which bunched everyone back up again. That wasn’t great; I would have liked to have continued to the end of the race. Vettel was a bit wild behind me during the first safety car period and then did a very good job of hitting me very hard under the second safety car. I think today he will have learnt a very valuable lesson.”

Meanwhile teammate David Coulthard managed to salvage something from the afternoon when he crossed the line in a well fought fourth place in what he called a scary, yet fun race….

“That was very, very difficult. It’s a crazy thing to be a racing driver – on the one hand you’re scared, but on the other, you’re having the time of your life because every moment you’re right on the edge, even on the straights,” the Scot said. “I’m happy to score points, but obviously I’m sorry for the team to lose what looked like some great points with Mark. I’m glad the race is over, but it was a lot of fun out there.”