CoopsII wrote:mario wrote:Given that both he and his team mate have overridden orders from the team on multiple occasions, there is a strong chance that Webber would ignore any orders from the team and refuse to yield his position.
We just need him to now consistently get into a position where that could be a possibility.
As things stand, the chances of that happening are not particularly high - Vettel has generally been the stronger of the two drivers in qualifying and therefore tends to start ahead of Webber, not to mention the fact that he is normally quicker off the line than Webber too. That, in turn, usually puts Vettel in a better position to choose when to pit if they are both on the same strategy (he can react on the next lap if Webber tries to undercut him, or alternatively can force a pitstop first if he is aware of a gap in the traffic). OK, Interlagos is currently one of Webber's slightly stronger tracks and, in mixed conditions, the grid can be jumbled up a bit (as 2012 showed), so perhaps Webber could find himself ahead of Vettel in that situation - I wouldn't bet heavily on it though.
The other question that remains is who would be in a position to threaten Vettel? Kimi, Alonso and Hamilton, in that order, are Vettel's closest challengers, but Kimi, the closest of that trio, is 38 points back and the E21 doesn't have the widest operating window, it seems, leading to occasional poor patches for him. Alonso is only one point further back, but Ferrari are fading at the moment and it looks like Alonso can no longer sustain the form he showed in 2012, and although Mercedes seem to be beginning to become more of a threat, Hamilton is the furthest behind (48 points) and there are still questions over how well they can manage their tyres (Rosberg, with 84 points, may be quick enough to interfere with the title battle but is realistically too far back, thanks to mechanical failures, to realistically pose a threat right now).
. Finally after 5 years. The laptimes should be around 4-5 seconds quicker now
