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Istanbul Spoiler
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The obvious topic, besides how good the race was even though there was no rain, is Vettel vs. Webber.
Obviously RBR itself is not taking sides to preserve chemistry. However, I think the replay is completely clear. Webber took his line and held it. He did not squeeze Vettel. He left the same amount of room during the whole maneuver. Vettel on the other hand clearly moved right, rather quickly, to get better braking grip, and ran right into Webber.
Vettel's fault. Further, I am disappointed with how Vettel handled it afterwards...especially since all Webber did was what Vettel did in the pitlane at Shanghai, only Webber did it on the track proper. I really don't like when guys see things one way when they do it vs another way when it is done to them.
Well, by denying favoritism, one member of RBR effectively confirms it:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84052
"He [Vettel] was already ahead, at least two metres ahead, and there was a corner to the left side coming, so he had to go for the line," he said. "He cannot brake on the dirt because for sure he knows what happens."
Ummm. Tough. He has his line and /has/ to break within his line. So what if it is a dirty line. Then he has to break earlier. Duh. That being ahead (and it was not free and clear ahead, or else he would not have hit Webber) just means Webber has to leave Vettel his line through the corner. We all know that. This guy is basically saying he thinks Vettel has the right to Webber's space if Vettel needs it to brake.
Stunning performance by the mclaren team tho. did you notice LH 's tires compared to JB's after the race? A clear difference.
I thought Button was especially impressive...holding his own, and even nearly overtaking LH, in spite of the prevailing opinions that LH would completely dominate him. Note that Istanbul is one of LH's best tracks, and the site of one of his best races ever (in GP2).
Previously AJ Weber wrote:
in spite of the prevailing opinions that LH would completely dominate him.
Well, that myth was dispelled at Istanbul for sure, but IMO JB has always been the better driver. He did make a majestically clean pass on him and Hamilton replied with a very over aggressive take back that could well have been another RBR type incident.