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Originally Posted by gary
Vettel was only faster because Mark obeyed the support team's instructions to slow down and Vettel decided otherwise.
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Earlier on, for example, on the lap where Vettel said, "Get Mark out of the way, he is going too slow", I was watching the timing carefully and Webber was going even faster than he was on that lap.
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Don't forget that the radio feeds we get are very delayed. I have heard the commentators mention a number of times over the years that they could have even been said laps ago.
I don't recall, but did Vettel claim Mark was too slow before or after they were advised to detune?
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Originally Posted by multiweb
I don't believe Webber let him pass him that easily either so still the best man won regardless. If Webber won maybe this wouldn't have hit the news that hard with the current Vettel bashing.
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Yes, Webber made his car as wide as he could without risking a penalty, but was Vettel the best man for eventually getting around him? I don't believe so, because Webber's car would still have been dialed down. If they were both dialed up, or both dialed down, then yes I would agree.
If Webber had dialed up again to defend, then he is no better than Vettel. I believe Mark would have stuck to team orders even while defending.
It would be interesting if there were only single car teams, and no two teams owned by one parent company/entity (eg Red Bull/Toro Rosso), that would largely eliminate team order problems and driver favouritism.
Sadly tho it's not a realistic option due to the low number of outfits able to participate at a competitive level.
