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Dr Helmut Marko told Bild newspaper: “After the crash (with Narain Karthikeyan), the temperature of the brakes rose far above the allowed level.<\/p>\nRed Bull has hit back at claims the team lied about a technical problem in Malaysia in order to gain a tactical advantage for the forthcoming races.<\/p>\n
Near the end of the Sepang race, Sebastian Vettel’s engineer repeatedly instructed the back-to-back world champion to retire his RB8 car.<\/p>\n
Team boss Christian Horner said the brake temperatures had risen to a dangerous level, but Vettel nonetheless raced to the chequered flag and finished eleventh, one position out of the points.<\/p>\n
Horner explained Vettel did not hear the radio calls due to a “lightening strike”, but photos prove that the German driver was also repeatedly shown pit boards with the same messages.<\/p>\n
And the 24-year-old revealed after the race: “Of course you can save the car, but I wanted to see the chequered flag.\u00a0 I think that’s how it should be.”<\/p>\n
Moreover, the authoritative Auto Motor und Sport quotes Vettel as confirming: “I heard the command.”<\/p>\n
Red Bull has been accused in some media reports of feigning the brake problem in order to retire the car for tactical reasons and therefore install a fresh gearbox for China next month without penalty.<\/p>\n
Dr Helmut Marko told Bild newspaper: “After the crash (with Narain Karthikeyan), the temperature of the brakes rose far above the allowed level.<\/p>\n
“We called him in purely because the car was no longer safe.\u00a0 It was not a tactical decision,” the Austrian insisted.<\/p>\n
It is reported that Vettel will sit with his team bosses this week in Milton-Keynes to discuss the apparently ignored team order.<\/p>\n
German racing legend Hans-Joachim Stuck said: “Another driver would be fired, but Vettel has the confidence of being a double world champion.”<\/p>\n
According to Welt newspaper, Swiss commentator Marc Surer added: “It was the right decision by Vettel, as the team needs to be careful with commands like that.”<\/p>\n
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