Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says his team will be giving drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber “equal opportunity” to succeed in 2013.
The Australian has previously insisted that Red Bull favours Vettel, who has won the past three Formula One championships. However, Horner insisted this week that wasn’t the case ahead of the 2013 campaign.
“What do I expect of Mark and Sebastian?” Horner said. “I expect them to push each other very hard, as they have the last few years, to do their best for the team.
“We’ll be giving them both equal opportunity. They’ve always enjoyed that while they’ve raced together.
“I think there’s going to be some big opponents. Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari, Felipe Massa was fast at the end of last year. Jenson Button in the McLaren, Lewis (Hamilton) in his new environment at Mercedes is going to be a factor and of course the Lotuses are a dark horse.
“So it’s not just about our two guys, it’s about the other two competitors we’re racing as well.”