Sebastian Vettel admitted that he would pass Mark Webber again if it was possible because Webber "didn't deserve" to win. Vettel still claims that he did not understand the team orders over his radio. The admission came during the press conference prior to the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai.

"Had I understood the message and had I thought about it, reflected on it, thought what the team wanted to do, to leave Mark in first place and me finishing second... I think I would have thought about it and I would probably have done the same thing.

"He didn't deserve it," said Vettel.

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have been under media scrutiny since the Malaysian Grand Prix for the flippant way that Vettel ignored team orders not to pass teammate Webber in the last quarter of the race. Vettel has been criticized for not following orders, and the team examined for why it cannot control its star driver. 

"There is quite a conflict, because on the one hand I am the kind of guy who respects team decisions and the other hand, probably Mark is not the one who deserved it at the time," said Vettel.

Vettel's argument against Webber is that in the past Webber has not helped Vettel in races, and therefore should not expect help from him. He says that he respects Webber as a driver, but on the track they are competitors. 

"I was racing, and as a racing driver I was solely focused on winning the race and I got a call on the radio, which I heard, but I didn't understand at the time.

"I should have understood, that is why I apologized to the team - because in my action I put myself above the team. Whether you believe me or not is up to you," he said.

Ayrton Senna once said in an interview with Jackie Stewart: "If you no longer go for a gap that exists, you're no longer a racing driver, because we are competing. We are competing to win, and the main motivation to all of us is to compete for victory; it's not to come third, fourth, fifth or sixth."

Source: Autosport