Red Bull aim to keep 'dream team'

Formula One: Red Bull Racing owner Dietrich Mateschitz is confident the World Championship-winning outfit will remain intact…

Formula One:Red Bull Racing owner Dietrich Mateschitz is confident the World Championship-winning outfit will remain intact for their title defence in 2011.

There had been fears that Mark Webber could leave the Milton Keynes outfit after he hit out at the team on several occasions this season over their perceived favouritism towards Sebastian Vettel. However, Mateschitz insists the "dream team" will stay together for the 2011 season.

"Of course Mark will stay on, no doubt about it," he told Autosport. "The whole 'dream team' - maybe that's exaggerated, but I think it's true - will remain together. They all got even more bound together by that success.

"I would say there is no one in the top levels of our team that had not received at least one offer from other teams. I do not know one who accepted this. Nobody let himself be tempted. I am sure this won't change after having won two titles. One thing is for sure however: in 2011 we will bet he hunted ones, not the hunters anymore."

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Webber has already warned newly-crowned champion Vettel that he will be ready for battle when they get to Bahrain next year.

"I think if I'm turning up next year thinking that I'm going to follow Sebastian around then this is not the right way," said the Australian. "Of course he deserves the world title this year. We know it could've gone four ways at the last race. It went Seb's way because he deserved it. We start again from the first race next year.

"Of course it's natural for me to continue to try and beat everybody. Obviously there's an added reward if you can beat the guy who has the same material as you, it's a rewarding thing in any technical sport. Sebastian's returning as a world champion and that's how it is, but I'm looking forward to next season and re-beginning the fight. We are going to start the battle again in Bahrain but everything has been reset."