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Originally Posted by Trev Campbell
I love the way that perceptions get in the way of facts.
FACT: Passing in F1 is virtually impossible
FACT: Webber screwed his quali lap in Bahrain. This put him 6th on the grid. The team then lost him 1-2 spots in the pit stop.
FACT: Webber was extremely close to pole in Melbourne (Although beaten by his team mate)
FACT: Webber went from 2nd to 6th because of a bad call on tyre stops from pitlane.
FACT: Webber overdrove and overdid it, the rest of the race knowing that he had the fastest car and should have been much further up the order.
FACT: People bemoan that there is no passing in F1, at least Webber had a go at it.
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I can make facts sound damming as well as praising.
FACT: Despite having what is regarded the fastet car on the grid, he is already 31 points off the lead in the WDC.
FACT: He is also behind his teammate in the standings, who has had 2 major mechanical problems in two races.
But seriously, the last race result could have been different if RBR simply copied the other teams by bringing in their drivers earlier. There is no need to go with a super-aggressive stratagy if you are at the front with the fastest car, instead RBR should simply be covering others teams moves and maintaining track position. If they had done this, it is quite likely that we would be sitting here discussing how well MW drove to win his home GP. All the front runners pitted on the same lap apart from Button, why did RBR not simply follow the herd?