Webber critical of 'unsporting' Schumacher
The BMW Williams driver in the wars again
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Webber had a forgetable race in Turkey
Michael Schumacher was accused of 'un-sportsmanlike behaviour' by Mark Webber after they clashed during the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix. The pair collided on lap 14 of the 58-lap race when Schumacher battled on track with Webber, who had already suffered an early puncture, and turned in on the Williams driver at the end of the back straight. Both drivers ultimately retired from the race.
"I think he was out of order because in the braking area it doesn't matter if you are a lap down or whatever, and I was catching him," Webber stated. "I was a lot quicker and I wanted to get through and get on with my race. The Ferraris were very, very slow and Michael was incredibly slow and I pulled out of his slipstream side-by-side. He started moving across in the braking area, which all the drivers have agreed not to do that because it is not sporting-like and we have agreed not to do that."
"When he started to do that I wasn't that worried about making contact at the end," the Williams driver admitted. "I didn't show him much respect in the end when we went around the corner and then we collided."
It was an optimistic move from Webber as Schumacher had to turn into the left-hander at some point, but did turn in late. The inevitable collision ripped the front nose cone off Webber's car and damaged the rear end of Schumacher's Ferrari, which forced both to pit for repairs and put the German in the garage for 18 laps as his team worked on the problem.
Schumacher eventually gave up late in the race to post his first retirement in nine Grands Prix while a second tyre problem caused Webber to pull in and retire for the fifth time this year. But Schumacher refused to take the blame for the accident, which went unpunished by the stewards, and although he reserved final judgement until watching a video replay he thought Webber was in the wrong.
Heading down the straight I saw him coming close and he went to the right," explained Schumacher. "I started to brake and I couldn't see him, I didn't know where he was, and going into the corner I got a bang in the rear. I would suspect he was not really next to me. I don't think it makes sense to do that in that position, being one lap down, because you are never going to make up that lap. But I have to watch the video."
Webber admitted he could understand what had gone through the German's head and said: "Sometimes even when he is in the shit he doesn't like to give or take. But that is probably why he is a good champion!"
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