HRT's Narain Karthikeyan said that a hydraulic failure that had locked up his steering was to blame for the violent lap 7 crash with Mercedes' Nico Rosberg in Abu Dhabi.
Even before the news of Sebastian Vettel's demotion to the back of the field for today's race, Mark Webber was clear he wouldn't be falling over himself to follow team orders on Sunday.
Martin Whitmarsh has admitted that the team should have been more successful than it was during Lewis Hamilton's six-year spell with the team, but insists that it's not the driver's fault.