Button: Raging Red Bulls can help us

Jenson Button believes the blame game being played out at rivals Red Bull Racing plays into the hands of McLaren.

Following the accident between Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel in yesterday's Turkish Grand Prix, the duo opened a rift as they pointed accusing fingers at each other.

The incident on lap 40, which resulted in Vettel spinning out of the race with a damaged right-rear wheel, allowed Lewis Hamilton to end a nine-race winless drought and spearhead a McLaren one-two.

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner now faces the unenviable task of repairing the damage done by his drivers.

But after the incident at Istanbul Park, Button knows that will be far from easy given a driver's instinct and nature.

"We are all competitive and sometimes you find it difficult to back down in certain situations," said the reigning world champion.

"But when you look at the data and the footage someone's always in the wrong, so it's about owning up and moving forward.

"If they can't do that it will play into our hands because we go to Canada (on June 13) having finished first and second and those two having crashed.

"When you are not getting on I'm sure you don't share information as much. I don't know, I've never had it with a team-mate.

"But I think you can get hung up on trying to beat the guy that you bashed with, and maybe that will be an issue for them."

Button and Hamilton almost had their own crash 10 laps later as they tussled for the lead, but despite probable palpitations on the pit wall for their team bosses, they came through unscathed.

Hamilton is adamant that he and Button will never become embroiled in the skirmish that cost their rivals their own one-two.

"It won't happen with me and Jenson," he insisted. "We're both world champions, we're both professionals, and we both have a huge amount of respect for each other.

"We want to finish the race, we do both want to win, but not in an aggressive manner.

"For sure you want to be ahead, so if you finish second you're not the happiest, but he is a very supportive team-mate, he is doing a solid job and I know when I win he is happy for me and vice versa.

"We had a great battle out there, he wasn't aggressive, he wasn't silly, he didn't make any stupid mistakes, and that's why it was a good fight.

"So I have no doubts the rest of the year will be the same."

Addressing the issue himself, Button added: "I hope so as well.

"We are here to fight, to beat each other, to beat everyone, and whilst we are pretty hard when it comes to racing, I think we are fair as well.

"Plus there's the fact we don't want to crash because points are so important. Yes, we want to go for the victory but also finishing is key.

"It was a strange accident in a way. You always hope it is never going to happen to you and you do the best you can to make sure it doesn't."

The respect Button and Hamilton have for each other is obvious, and not just because they are both British and the sport's two most recent world champions.

While some will attempt to find the cracks in their relationship, Button maintains they are wasting their time.

"He's probably the quickest guy I've ever raced alongside, one of the quickest Formula One has ever seen," Button said.

"For me that's exciting racing alongside him, and in a way judging yourself alongside him because I've a lot of respect for him.

"So yeah, I would say he's a good team-mate in the way that he's quick and he never gives up.

"It's fun to race alongside someone like that, but he is also very open. We're very open and say what we think. We discuss everything.

"If we have an issue with each other we don't hide it and talk about the other one behind their back.

"It's straight out and very straightforward, the way you have to be if you want to fight for a championship."

Webber-Vettel feud intensifies

Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel both blamed each other for the accident that robbed the team of a Turkish Grand Prix one-two.

Vettel's attempted pass up the inside of Webber on lap 40 of the 58-lap race culminated in a collision from which the 22-year-old German spun into retirement.

Forced off the track, Webber dropped to third behind McLaren duo Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, having enough in hand over the chasing pack to pit for a replacement front wing.

But claiming just 15 points when 43 were there for the taking had team principal Christian Horner seething with frustration after the race.

In assessing the damage caused, neither driver gave any ground, mirroring what had unfolded at the Istanbul Park circuit.

"Seb had big top-speed advantage and went down the inside, we went side-by-side and then it looked like he turned pretty quick right and we made contact," said Webber.

"I wasn't at all expecting that at that point, and that's why it happened so fast and there was contact.

"Of course, in Seb's car it obviously feels very bad for him that I've turned left into him.

"But I'm pretty confident there was some drift from his way and then it was a disaster."

After spinning to a halt off track, and as Webber drove past in front, Vettel raised a hand towards the 33-year-old as if to say 'what did you do that for?'

A second indicator as to Vettel's position followed after climbing out of his stricken car as he twice twirled his right index finger around by his temple, suggesting what had happened was crazy.

In a post-race media scrum, Vettel stormed: "I'm not in the happiest of moods.

"I was on the inside going into the corner. I was there, ahead and focusing on the braking point and then we touched.

"Mark's car hit my rear right wheel and I went off. As far as I'm concerned I was not over eager. I felt I was a little bit faster.

"What happened was very silly among team-mates. As a team-mate you should give each other some room."

As for Horner, he blamed both his drivers - Webber for not giving Vettel space, and the German for attempting to cut across the Australian.

Offering his explanation after the post-race debrief, Horner said: "I think Mark has put Sebastian on the dirty side, giving him just enough room, but Sebastian has come across quite aggressively.

"He was quite a long way down the side, but came across too early, so it's very, very frustrating.

"We've seen the drivers racing each other previously and they are usually very, very good at giving each other room. But here, for whatever reason, that didn't happen.

"The frustrating thing is we have given away 28 points today as it should have been a one-two.

"From a team point of view it doesn't matter which way around they are, the priority is to finish one-two and that is exactly what we should have done."

Goss: Red Bull missed easy one-two

McLaren's chief engineer Tim Goss has rubbed salt into the wounds of Red Bull Racing by accusing their rivals of "throwing away an easy one-two".

In the absence of Dave Redding, whose wife was having a baby, Goss also served as acting team manager throughout the Turkish Grand Prix weekend.

It proved to be a special one for everyone within McLaren as Lewis Hamilton returned to winning ways after a nine-race drought, with team-mate Jenson Button claiming second.

The team's second one-two of the season, however, was handed to the Woking-based marque on a plate after the collision between Red Bull duo Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel on lap 40 of the 58-lap race.

Although Hamilton and Button duelled for the lead themselves 10 laps later, Goss feels Formula One's last two world champions showed Red Bull exactly how team-mates should behave on track.

"In this race Red Bull did not deliver," said Goss, put forward as McLaren spokesman as team principal Martin Whitmarsh and director of engineering Paddy Lowe had made a hasty exit due to an early flight.

"Their drivers were racing, our drivers were racing, but I think that just shows how well our drivers can manage themselves on the circuit.

"We employ them to be aggressive racing drivers, but they are both very, very sensible.

"They like to fight, they are both world champions and out to prove they're the best - a superior racing driver.

"But the way they have handled themselves on the circuit has been absolutely exceptional so far this year.

"There has been more than one occasion when they have been close to one another like that (in the race).

"The two of them can race and avoid each other, unlike our next-door neighbours who clearly threw an easy one-two away."

Goss could understand why Webber was told to turn down his engine, laid out by Red Bull boss Christian Horner as the reason why Vettel managed to get close enough to make a pass.

As Red Bull have had engine problems this season, Goss is warning of further issues down the line too for the Milton Keynes-based team.

"They had an engine failure with Vettel earlier in the season, an engine failure over the weekend, so they are potentially going to run out of engines this season," added Goss.

"In racing one-two we would be telling both our drivers to turn their engines down equally.

"But with Vettel and our two drivers chasing, it was a surprising thing to do, although I'm sure they knew we were trying to conserve fuel.

"Everything (the pit-to-car radio) gets broadcast these days and I'm sure they were listening to it."

Although unaware of any split in the Red Bull camp, as is being suggested, Goss firmly believes the battle between McLaren's stars and their rivals will continue unabated.

"They (Red Bull) and ourselves have two drivers trying to win the world championship," added Goss.

"I'm sure all four of them are going to be racing hard to the end of the season."

Paes-Dlouhy in French Open semis

Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy remained on course for a second successive French Open title by advancing to the semifinals of the men's double with a straight-set win.

The third-seeded Indo-Czech pair defeated eighth seeds Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski of Poland 6-1, 6-3.

Paes and Dlouhy will now take on the winners of the match between Brazilian duo of Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares and 10th seeded Austrian-Israeli pair of Julian Knowle and Andy Ram.

In a match lasting barely an hour, Paes and Dlouhy blew away their rivals in the opening set. The Indo-Czech pair converted all the three break points they earned to wrap up the opener in just 23 minutes.

The favourites wavered a bit in the second set, conceding five double faults but with a 100 per cent break-point conversion once again, Paes and Dlouhy sealed it in 35 minutes.

French Open Day 9 Women's Review

Justine Henin was the shock casualty in the round of 16 while Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic made smooth progress.

Four-time champion Henin suffered her first French Open defeat in six years in the fourth round at Roland Garros.

The Belgian, who won three consecutive titles from 2005 to 2007 before an 18-month period in retirement, was beaten 2-6 6-1 6-4 by Samantha Stosur.

The Australian has been a revelation since reaching the semi-finals at Roland Garros last year, climbing to a career-high world ranking of seven.

She will face Serena Williams in the quarter-finals.

World number one Williams was imperious against Shahar Peer in the fourth round.

Williams watched sister Venus crash out of the women's singles at Roland Garros on Sunday but there was little danger of the world number one following suit as she clinched a 6-2 6-2 victory after one hour and seven minutes on Philippe Chatrier Court.

Meanwhile Jankovic downed Daniela Hantuchova in straight sets to cruise into the last eight.

The world number four impressed on Court Phillipe Chatrier as she recorded a 6-4 6-2 win in one hour and 25 minutes.

Jankovic, a semi-finalist in Paris in 2007 and 2008, was rarely troubled by the 23rd seed, who made 24 unforced errors in a disappointing display.

The former world number one, looking to clinch her maiden grand slam tournament, wrapped up the win on her first match point when Hantuchova misfired a service return.

The Serbian will now play Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan, who knocked out Australia's Jarmila Groth in a battle of two unseeded players.

Jankovic hunts down Hantuchova

Jelena Jankovic downed Daniela Hantuchova in straight sets to cruise into the quarter-finals of the French Open.

The world number four impressed on Court Phillipe Chatrier on Monday as she recorded a 6-4 6-2 win in one hour and 25 minutes.

Jankovic, a semi-finalist in Paris in 2007 and 2008, was rarely troubled by the 23rd seed, who made 24 unforced errors in a disappointing display.

The former world number one, looking to clinch her maiden grand slam tournament, wrapped up the win on her first match point when Hantuchova misfired a service return.

The Serbian will now play Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan, who knocked out Australia's Jarmila Groth in a battle of two unseeded players.

Shvedova only lost serve once as she claimed a routine 6-4 6-3 triumph to continue her dream run at Roland Garros.

The 22-year-old, ranked world number 36, had never ventured beyond the third round at any Grand Slam prior to this year's French Open but having defeated eighth seed Agnieszka Radwanska in round two, she won't be lacking confidence against Jankovic.

French Open Day 9 Men's Review

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic booked their passage into the last eight of the French Open on Monday.

Four-time champion Nadal was stunned by an inspired Robin Soderling in round four 12 months ago, but despite a defiant display on Philippe Chatrier Court, young Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci was unable to repeat the feat.

Despite creating a similar number of break points as his illustrious opponent, the 24th seed was ultimately beaten in straight sets, 6-2 7-5 6-4, as Nadal set up a last-eight clash with Nicolas Almagro.

Nineteenth seed Almagro set up a repeat of his 2008 quarter-final against Nadal by beating Fernando Verdasco 6-1 4-6 6-1 6-4 on Suzanne Lenglen Court.

Almagro, 24, was thrashed 6-1 6-1 6-1 by Nadal two years ago but has taken a set off the world number two in each of their last two meetings, including at this month's Madrid Masters.

Despite Nadal having won all 19 of his matches on clay this year, Almagro said: "If I thought he was unbeatable, I'd pack up and go home.

"I know how to attack him. I did so in Madrid, and at many times of the match. So I'll continue on the same track.

"I do think that this is going to be a much longer match than in Madrid, so I have to be very much focused during the entire match.

"I need to play my best tennis, which is probably what I did today."

Novak Djokovic claimed his second-set slump against Robby Ginepri was down to him not being a "morning person".

Four the third time in four matches at Roland Garros, world number three Djokovic did not have it all his own way early on against Ginepri.

But the Serb eventually woke up to seal a 6-4 2-6 6-1 6-2 victory on Philippe Chatrier and set up a quarter-final against 22nd seed Jurgen Melzer.

"I'm really not a morning person, so it took a lot of time for me to get into the rhythm and warm up basically for the match," Djokovic said.

"He was very aggressive from the start. He played well. I was lucky to pull out that first set in my favour.

"Second set, as usual in these tournaments, went the other way for my opponent.

"Unfortunately, I lost focus. But I overcame it.

"With that kind of game I showed in the third and fourth set, I think I have a good chance against anybody on the court now."

Melzer ended Russian qualifier Teimuraz Gabashvili's remarkable run with a 7-6 (8/6) 4-6 6-1 6-4 victory on Suzanne Lenglen.

World number 114 Gabashvili had not dropped a set en route to the last 16 and completed an embarrassingly one-sided third-round win over Andy Roddick on Saturday.

But despite producing another flurry of winners, he made almost as many unforced errors as the experienced Melzer held sway to reach his first grand slam quarter-final at the age of 29.