Brazil saw the end of the 2011 season where Red Bull has dominated, and despite this undisputed dominance, it was also the first win for Mark Webber since Hungary last season. Vettel really has been a cut above Webber all season and despite coming close in qualifying, Webber has been unable to mount a serious challenge to his teammate all season.
I can’t help but wonder quite how satisfied Webber can have been with victory at Interlagos. Sure it was a relief, but he’s still not beaten Vettel fair and square on the race track for a very long time now. Mark’s an extremely popular character in the paddock, and everyone was delighted for him to end the season with a win, and I really am pleased for him, but would he have won without Seb having a problem? It’s unlikely really isn’t it? I don’t see how Mark can feel satisfied with having the fastest car on the grid and yet only beating Fernando Alonso, in the third best car out there, by just one point.
That’s not to say that Mark didn’t drive a great race and deserve victory – he’s had a bit of bad luck this year while Seb has had it all his own way, I just question how it must feel for him, and in a way, although Mark is a solid driver, I’d love for Red Bull to take on a young, exciting driver with raw speed and real world championship material because let’s face it, for as long as Vettel is there, Mark won’t be World Champion.
As for those who thought the Vettel problem was just a conspiracy theory…yeah, right. Have you seen that kid? Do you honestly think he’d go along with something like that just to his teammate could salvage third in the Championship? I don’t think so – not a chance.
Jenson really has been one of the absolute stars of the year and I completely agree that he’s driven better this season than in his Championship-winning one. It was, without a doubt, a fantastic move from Fernando around the outside of Button and it was great to see Alonso really pushing his Ferrari to the limits and he was impressive in the early stages of the race, but that Ferrari just doesn’t have the pace and Jenson was blisteringly quick in those final stages as McLaren’s tyre strategy really worked out for them. The gap to Seb was obviously too much but Button never gave up and he thoroughly deserved runner-up spot in the Championship.
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