Queen quizzed Christian Horner on Red Bull's 'multi 21' saga involving Vettel and Webber
dailystar.co.ukChristian Horner was invited to a lunch at Buckingham Palace with the Queen and Prince Philip.It was at the time of the heated feud between his Red Bull drivers, Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, which exploded during the Malaysian Grand Prix of that year.Webber was leading Vettel in the closing stages of the race and the drivers were told to hold station with a coded message, ‘multi 21’.
But Vettel ignored the order, battled Webber for the lead and eventually won the race before one of the most awkward podium ceremonies in F1 history as the pair barely acknowledged each other.READ MORE: 'West Norfolk boy' Martin Brundle recalls meeting 'down-to earth' QueenHorner was having to play peacemaker at the time and must have been expecting a break from the world of F1 politics and driver bust-ups ahead of his lunch date with the Royals.
However, to his amusement, Horner was even quizzed on the fallout between his drivers by Queen Elizabeth II, who was in her late-80s at the time but still up to date with latest in news and sport.“She loved her horses obviously, that was a real passion of hers.
But I remember being invited to a lunch at Buckingham Palace by herself and Prince Philip,” Horner recalled in an interview with Sky Sports F1 after the second practice session at the Italian Grand Prix.“There were very few of us there and she’d obviously been well briefed.
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