Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said Sebastien Vettel should quickly put his late error that cost him the Canadian Grand Prix behind him.
Last lap mistake should be easy to forget, says Red Bull boss
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said Sebastien Vettel should quickly put his late error that cost him the Canadian Grand Prix behind him.
Having led for virtually the entire race in the most taxing circumstances, Vettel slid wide on the final lap to allow the charging Jenson Button through for a remarkable win.
The mistake cost Vettel a sixth win in seven races this season but Horner said it shouldn't be difficult for the German, or the team, to look at the positives.
"When you have led pretty much the entire race, to lose it probably within a few kilometres of the finish is frustrating on one hand," he said.
"But on a day when neither Lewis (Hamilton) nor Fernando (Alonso) scored, when there were so many incidents, at a track where we are not really supposed to be competitive, to have come away with a P2 and a P3, in the cold light of day, is a pretty good team result.
"For Seb to be 14 points off a maximum score, seven races in, it is still a phenomenal race for us and him.
Satisfying
"We came to Montreal expecting to have a really tough time. But we qualified on pole position, led for 99.9% of the race, and we finished with both cars on the podium.
"So all in all it was a very strong weekend for us on a day when our rivals (Ferrari and McLaren) could only get one of their cars into the points. That has been satisfying."
He added that Vettel's mistake could have happened at any time during the race.
"What happened is nothing," he said. "Look at what happened in the hours the grand prix consumed because there were a lot of mistakes in really difficult conditions.
"He should not be too disappointed. I think he handled it very well at the end of the race, it was just one of those things."
