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If it meant so much to Red Bull, they could have easily pulled Vettel in for a pit stop.

I shit you not.....

John Watson: Red Bull should give Vettel one-race suspension.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1 ... en-1783903

How much different would it have been if Webber didn't back off as much? Vettel came out 2 seconds behind, instead of 4 tenths? I am a racing driver myself (a bad one) but you can take every advantage you get. I've driven up to 6 car accidents under yellows and sped past guys who were held up purely by the accident and thus finished infront of them purely because I was more reckless.

@Justin, I understand that.

In any case, this story has brought quite a light on F1. People who don't watch the races came to me and asked about what happened, as the general media emphasised the way this victory was acquired.

I think this might benefit the sport a little bit. Human stories like this are more relatable to the general public than battles and strategies.

Why is this being referred as the 'Multi21' instruction?

Multi 21 is an engine map setting which is basically a low fuel a low revs setting. Both Seb and Webber were asked to switch to multi 21 to help preserve the engines. Seb didn't do this which enabled him to push harder than Webber.

I absolutely agree with you on that. I think it causes more people to be interested in the sport and in what's going on, which is a really good thing. F1 drivers are perceived (and mostly right so) as pr-robots, so every now and then it's nice to see that when real emotions break through, that they are still human, because it allows me to connect with them on another level.
One of the most memorable moments of the recent past for me was when Hamilton went on his rant after the Monaco GP (2011?).

From what I've heard, "Multi" just means to conserve everything on the car, and the 21 is the order they were to hold position in.

If they wanted Vettel out front for instance, it would have been Multi 12.

Main point here is I think everyone is being a retard by chosing a side, because you can't blame either drive for what they did.

That's why the blame should fall on Horner for using team orders in the second round of the season.

Yeah ok, because you did such a GREAT job derailing my logic :roll:

What's got into you today? You've been around this board for years and I've never seen you this argumentative. And over what? A minor point. I don't get why you've decided to get on your soapbox over this.

No, just no. Team orders have been used at all stages of seasons since F1 began. Horner cannot be criticized for using team orders.

I don't disagree about use of team orders and I understand the use of team orders. However, Horner is the one who's preached in the past to the media that Red Bull allows their drivers to race. I would also question using team orders to stop the driver who's delivered Red Bull the past three WDC from winning. Especially when you have the opportunity for Vettel to gain maximum points against Alonso.

Being a Webber fan I've wanted to find an excuse to blame Vettel. But I couldn't really find an excuse I myself wouldn't use if I were him.

Ultimately, F1, if it were perfect, would be a race series where drivers raced each other hard, giving 100% for every lap, but it's not. In 1956, there would be plenty of drivers who won races by driving giving less than 100% and winning via mechanical sympathy. Part of this is the 2013 equivalent of that story. Webber I'm starting to think backed off too much, if anything, and we will never know by how much he did. He had around 4.5 to 5 seconds up on Vettel and the undercut was only 2 laps (correct me if I'm wrong), losing 2.5 seconds a lap by turning from full fuel map to zero fuel map wouldn't be that dramatic. But yet, Vettel was probably asked to go from fuel +5 to fuel -5 himself.

Main point here is I think everyone is being a retard by chosing a side, because you can't blame either drive for what they did.

Red Bull refused to treat Webber like Barrichello and very seemingly ready to see Vettel pull away from Webber in the standings to justify the #2 comments based on results alone later on. It just happened that Webber suddenly had a chance to win the race so early in teh season, before Vettel which was against the script. Since they didn't give Webber #2 status they were forced to keep him in the lead but then Vettel had the last laugh anyway.