Just seen the race... Great race for Alonso.
Webber and Vettel... Well what Horner did was probably the right thing to do but for Webber to defy the team orders was also pretty fair IMO. I find it pretty rich of Horner and to read and hear his comments about this, and compare them with Germany 2010. He never mentioned the legality last year but made reference to taking away a part of the show. Thanks to Webber we did not lose that. But here Horner is trying to control an aspect of the sport he has no right to control.
His comments show a huuuuuuuge lack of faith in his drivers and are generally disappointing to hear. Ive never been a fan of Horner so I am probably biased one way but forgetting the legality issue of Germany (because that wasnt his concern) how can he be so quick to change his mind about the situation.
Either way I enjoyed seeing Webber have a go, but reality was Vettel had an answer. Horner will likely be mad at Webber but it wont change anything. Webber will not listen next time, and he has that right. Unless of course there is a clause in his contract suggesting that with two laps to go he can not overtake Vettel.
The situation was identical to Mclaren at Turkey in 2010. Except Mclaren claimed they were "critical" on fuel. Whether or not that was true is unknown to us... But it was wrong of Mclaren to claim Button would not pass Lewis and the situation could have hurt the team.
I understand Horner's situation, and I agree that he requested Webber to hold station but I do no believe he can be angry at Webber or feel let down. Horner needs to accept he that he can not control certain aspects about his team and the race weekend. What Webber did was give the PAYING fans a great show. If Horner want's to dispute that because is scared his drivers do not have the ability to race wheel to wheel then he needs to talk to Bernie about how to go about this motor racing business.
On the race, good stuff by Lewis at the start. Good stuff from Di Resta except for the obvious bits :p! And generally a great race! Looked like alot of mid field action! Sauber must be pleased they were as quick as the quickest Mercedes!
Button's race was disappointing, slow at the start then once he was quick he had that issue. Looked like he would come out at least alongside Webber so based on that I feel a podium was on the cards but mistakes happen. The mirror was reporting rumours of him to RBR. If that is the case I suggest he jump ship ASAP! He will not beat Lewis at Mclaren, and its very likely he will not beat Vettel at RBR but IMO he would give Vettel more competition than Webber. Button has proved pure speed is not everything in F1, that is how he has kept so close to Lewis. Difference is Vettel seems (atm) to be less prone to the errors Lewis will sometimes make. Likewise Mclaren have done EVERYTHING to make Button feel at home whilst I do not believe RBR will do the same. Horner is apparently quite the fan of Button but no doubt see's him as the number #2 driver who will listen to team orders
. At the end of the race, Stefano and Webber seemed pretty friendly too. Silly season should be interesting.
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL