I’ll take the side of “team orders.”
The cars are in one-two. It is near the end. The team wants to hold that, because they ALREADY have the win, from the team standpoint.
In issuing the order to hold places, conserve the cars and the win, they are fully justified.
What is NOT justified is Vettel blowing by him, when Webber slows, following team orders to hold places. Vettel has as much as admitted he was in the wrong.
Webber has every right to be pissed, with Vettel, not his team.
I’ll take the side of “team orders.”
When I raced, the goal was still to win and a good racer did everything possible, without destroying the opponents car, to win.
If the team orders were because of low fuel like Mercedes team that would make sense. No case was successfully made that the Red Bull cars were in any danger of falling out.
The battle between Vettle and Webber was stellar and the best part of the entire race. However under your theory we would have seen the stereotypical F1 single row follow the leader that all their recent technical rule changes have attempted to eliminate.
No thanks. I want no part in fixed races. Saving fuel (for minimum weight or remaining fuel requirements) is not fixing races but what Red Bull Racing tried (if we can believe what is reported) is an attempt to fix the outcome.
F1 has become interesting to watch again and watching 2 great drivers battle for position without touching is as good as it gets. WWF is on the other channel.
I’ve watched that battle between those two at least a half dozen times yesterday and that was a school on aggressive, fight for the win, but don’t crash, driving. I’ll leave the milk toast races to others.