Red Bull slam unfair Vettel boos in S’pore

Red Bull boss Christian Horner lashed out at the fans who continue to boo Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel and suggested they were hurting the young German’s feelings.

Horner said it was ‘unfair” to boo Vettel, who has suffered repeated ill-treatment this year and was again subjected to loud chants and heckles after winning Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix.

The 26-year-old star did his best to shrug off the jeers but Horner said the booing, blamed on a particular group of fans, might be getting under his skin. ‘There is a small collective group and it is like a pantomime, but it is so unfair because it is not sporting,” said Horner, according to Autosport.com.

‘The boy today has driven an unbelievable race. What you have witnessed today is one of the best drives that I have seen him produce in terms of raw pace, and I just don’t think it is sporting to see a driver who has put a performance in like that not get the reception he deserves. 

‘He is a great kid. He has a great sense of humour. He has a big heart at the end of the day.” On Sunday night, he led from pole position to the chequered flag in an astounding, if not terribly viewer-friendly, demonstration of uncatchable front-running.