Former F1 driver Mark Webber claims Sebastian Vettel can easily meltdown when he is put under pressure.
Mark Webber has had some strong words about the current Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel.
Vettel and Lewis Hamilton are currently in the middle of a fierce tital race - with the German ahead by eight points as it stands.
Webber raced alongside Vettel at Red Bull for five seasons and the Australian has reminded the public that Vettel has a tendency to flop under the pressure when things pile up on him.
"(Vettel) does have a flashes of a meltdown," Webber said on a recent podcast on F1's official website.
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"Sebastian has had those and does have those. I think he has a plan and often these meltdowns are outside our normal routine of a grand prix: e.g. safety cars.
"Abu Dhabi (2012) he's been off behind the Safety Car, hitting DRS boards.
"We saw Azerbaijan. So it's amazing how he has this maximum intense focus and concentration that he can do.
"Winning off pole off the front, breaking the DRS, that was his signature punch. He was deadly with that. But as soon as there was another complication that became a little more tricky."
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