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F1: Whitmarsh Frustrated By Vettel Collision
Martin Whitmarsh was critical of Sebastian Vettel after the Belgian Grand Prix...
Adam Cooper  | http://www.speedtv.com  |  Posted August 29, 2010   Francorchamps (BEL)
McLaren Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton (Left) speaks with McLaren Mercedes' team principal Martin Whitmarsh (Right). (Photo: LAT Photographic)
McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh says that Sebastian Vettel makes too many mistakes, after Jenson Button was forced to retire following a collision with the German.

LINK > RACE RESULTS: BELGIAN GRAND PRIX – SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS
LINK > POINTS STANDINGS: BELGIAN GRAND PRIX – SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS

The Red Bull driver, who was able to get to the pits for a new nose and resume the race, although he finished out of the points following a later clash with Tonio Liuzzi.

“I think he’s made a few too many,” said Whitmarsh. “Undoubtedly he’s clever, he’s quick. He’s still young, and I think he’s learning. I’d rather he did his learning by hitting other cars, not ours!

“You sense outwardly that he deals with it [the pressure] very well. But there have been (one) or two too many mistakes that have cost other drivers dearly. So I don’t know.”

Whitmarsh says that RBR will continue to favor Vettel: “I think they quite like their younger driver. So I doubt if they are going to put their weight behind Mark. That’s my gut feeling.”

Meanwhile he insists that McLaren will go all out to beat RBR to the title.

“Our job is simple. We’ve got to make our car quicker, and work hard to do that, race by race. We’ve got to race well, and not make mistakes, operational or tactical mistakes, during the race. And the drivers have got to be on the form that I think they are on. The great thing is that Jenson participates in enjoying the success of Lewis. It’s easy for him to not be involved.
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“There is a great feeling in the team. Jenson hasn’t given up, he wants to beat Lewis, and that’s how it should be. I think as a team we’re strong, but we’ve got to make our car quicker, we’ve got to keep pushing, and that’s what we intend to do.”

LINK > RACE RESULTS: BELGIAN GRAND PRIX – SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS
LINK > POINTS STANDINGS: BELGIAN GRAND PRIX – SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS

Adam Cooper notched up his 25th season as a racing journalist in 2009. Born in London, England, he saw his first F1 race at age 10 in 1976. He began freelancing for Autosport magazine in 1985 and was on the fulltime staff from 1987-92. He then went freelance again, initially spending two years in Japan before following the 1994 Champcar series from a base in Indianapolis. He has not missed a Grand Prix since Suzuka ‘94, a run that has extended to Abu Dhabi ’09. Adam has written books about Eddie Irvine, Piers Courage and Michael Schumacher and hosts a race preview show on Sirius XM. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Check out Adam's Blog or follow him on Twitter

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