Webber empathises with Alonso and Hamilton

Mark Webber, the Red Bull Racing driver, has declared to ITV that he he can empathise with Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton during the difficult time that their team is facing. The Aussie also said that it would be a shame for F1 if the actions of a few individuals would cost McLaren and the fans the chance of an exciting World Championship battle.

Webber said to ITV: "I think you would definitely go to sleep at night having in the back of your mind that you have enough things in this game that you can't control, let alone having that to bear. As a driver it would be very, very frustrating to have this cloud over you.

"If you were in those poor guys (Alonso and Hamilton) shoes, to potentially lose a lot of their results. They know what they have achieved this year, that's still in their guts, but in terms of the results being taken away from them would be very, very tough.

"It's not a five minute job what McLaren has done this year, there is a lot of hard work and toil gone in to it irrespective of what information they may have had from other teams. They have still done a more consistent job than anyone else in the pitlane this year.

"Okay it's hard to draw the line on what information they have had to be able to do that, but that we may never know."

About the championship battle, Webber said: "Unfortunately there is a lot of off-track stuff in this business that does effect on-track stuff and that is where this line is now going to be drawn; behind them or in front of them and I think obviously for the case to re-heard in front of a few more people in Paris is not in McLaren's favour.

"It’s getting smelly and it's disappointing that potentially two or three guys could screw the whole thing because it is down to those guys with low morals, who are not trustworthy and not respectful of the guys they have worked with, and they have stuffed the whole thing."