Vettel was warned to be "careful" by the team on the radio, but he didn't heed the message and attacked again on the following lap, almost hitting the pit lane wall as he squeezed down the inside of Webber's car. Christian Horner radioed to Vettel "Come on Seb, this is silly", but Vettel didn't relent and eventually Webber left him enough room to pass around the outside of turn four.
The drama was on a smaller scale at Mercedes where Rosberg kept asking to be allowed to pass Hamilton who was conserving fuel, but team principal Ross Brawn denied the request.