Mark Webber: Lewis and Seb would be team-mates if Bernie was in command

Mark Webber insists Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel would be team-mates in 2019 if Bernie Ecclestone remained F1's frontman. He believes the two would be driving at Ferrari.  

In an interview with Express sport, the former Monaco winners seemed adamant Bernie would have made this happen by now. Bernie was always known to have looked after Ferrari in F1, knowing how important they are.

“I think if Bernie was still here, he would have him at Ferrari with Sebastian. Bernie would make that deal happen,” Webber said. 

“He would want those two guys together at Ferrari but I don’t think that’s going to happen.

“I think it will be the teams as we see them now apart from Daniel [Ricciardo] being the one that has a decision to make.”

Christan Horner commented earlier that he thinks the delay in a contract signing between Hamilton and Mercedes is purely down to money. Webber backed up his former boss suggesting it's "not rocket science."

“At the moment, they’re just working out the big detail, not the finer details, which is how much you’re going to get paid to do the job," added the Australian.