Red Bull left Austin without buying Vettel’s boots

UPDATE Added photo of the boots Red Bull had made for Vettel in Austin at Texas Custom Boots.

Vettel's Red Bull boots

Frank Schneider

11/21/12 (GMM) Reigning world champions Red Bull left Austin without paying a bill.

Germany's Bild newspaper reports that, prior to the US grand prix, the team pre-ordered a pair of customized, Red Bull-branded cowboy boots for Sebastian Vettel.

But Noel Escobar, the Austin-based master boot maker, told the newspaper: "We worked through the night but no one came to pick them up.

"Red Bull owes me $2,150."

Red Bull told Bild it had to cancel the order at short notice, but is happy to pay the bill.