Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is confident that Mark Webber will remain with the team this season despite issues with teammate Sebastian Vettel.

Webber and Vettel's relationship is at breaking point following the latter's decision to ignore team orders and pass Webber in the Malaysian Grand Prix last weekend.

However, Horner told Sky Sports News: "I've got no doubt that Mark will see out the season with us. Mark knows there was no conspiracy within the team.

"Our intention was to shut the race down, to minimise the risk ... the intent of the team was for Mark to win that race. We didn't suddenly give Sebastian an instruction to say, 'go and pass your teammate'.

"He is big enough to know there was no malice, there was no intent from the team to create any situation like that. He is in a car that is capable of winning Grand Prix and hopefully going for a championship."

Webber's current deal expires at the end of the season.