Im so intrigued by this; " Won only because of restrictions on the EBD"
Youll find Mclaren have won two races, one on superior driving talent and strategy, and one on superior driving talent and a mistake from Vettel.
China was won by Red Bull making a balls up of the tyre strategy. Canada was won by Button thanks to a large degree of luck (Button was right place right time and lucky not to have any damage after his collision with Hamilton) with the safety car and Vettel making a slight mistake. I don't think vettel has been outraced by anyone this year, just others have got lucky in China and Canada. If you look at the European GP, it seems the guy wasn't even having to push all that hard for most of the race (you would be forgiven to thinking he had handed the keys to Morgan Freeman
) whereas everyone else was spanking their car round the track!
I guess every victory against RB rings hollow this year as they have to make a mistake to be beaten given their car's (and driver) superiority. So they blew a tire strategy in China, Seb put a wheel wrong (by 10 cm) in Canada, will there be anything else?
Poor Webber, is really making Red Bull look bad this year.
I think the EBD restriction will close the gap to Red Bull but there is word about McLaren coming off the worst in this. I dare say a certain amount is hyperbole aimed at the opposition.
As with last year, Webber is trailing behind. I don’t buy the whole “the car is built round Vettel” argument as it just doesn’t make sense to deliberately knobble 1 driver. Sure Vettel is the No. 1 driver in the team (only right) but I think he is just a better driver than Webber. Of course, winning the championship last year is a massive confidence boost so I dare say that comes into it. If Webber bides his time, Vettel will have an off day or a bought of bad luck. At the moment I think this is Webbers only chance to beat Vettel.
Am i the only one who finds that when it suits the red bull brigade its Vettels talent that his domination is accounted to, and when it suits the red bull brigade its the EBD ban which is Red Bulls domination (which is what youve implied with your hollow victory, only won on EBD restriction) Its either one or the other, you canjust say;
Yes you are the only one.
It is not down soley to a driver these days. It all depends on the machinery. I recently heard that it is something like 10% driver and 90% car in this modern era of F1. Us Vettel fans like to look at the technical reasons behind a victory and a loss. If someone has just driven better then that is what it is but if it is due to an FIA ruling then we will say it is that. If Vettel or Red Bull win I will be keen to hear what McLaren and Ferrari have to say about it.
