27/05/2010
NEWS STORY
Joint world championship leader, Mark Webber, though linked with a number of other teams, including Ferrari, is expected to remain with Red Bull for 2011.
"We have been happy with the job that Mark is doing, so why would you change?" team boss Christian Horner told reporters ahead of this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix.
"When we sit down and talk about it, it will be very straightforward," he continued. "Mark is an important member of the team, he enjoys driving for the team and we have a great balance between our two drivers. So, it's the usual thing. If it is not broken, don't fix it. I think that it is clear where our intent is, it is clear where his intent is. It is just a matter of sorting out the paperwork with his management, but in the coming weeks I am sure that will be sorted."
While many expected Vettel to dominate this season, a combination of poor reliability, bad luck and a certain degree of over zealousness - not to mention some outstanding performances from his Australian teammate - mean the Red Bull duo are joint leaders in the title race.
Furthermore, despite the importance of the title, both drivers seem well adjusted to one another's success, will the Milton Keynes outfit handling the dynamic duo perfectly, unlike some teams we could mention.
Having found an unspecified defect in the chassis he used in Monaco, Vettel comes to Turkey with 'Randy Mandy' having consigned 'Luscious Liz' to the scrapheap, or at the very least the Hall of Fame back at the team's HQ.
There is widespread speculation that with the 'new' car, Vettel could put together his own string of wins over the summer, not that Webber appears worried.
"Clearly Sebastian is in a good car, he's quick and there's going to be a healthy competition as always," he said. "There's no secret that we like to beat each other and that's how it should be. It's healthy, a very good balance within the team and Sebastian's had his days in the past where he's been virtually untouchable.
"I hope that they don't happen too much in the future," he admitted, "but he's very quick, we know that, and I've got to try and keep those to a minimum. So it's a good battle."