Jonnycraig wrote:graham.reeds wrote:djos wrote:
Tbh I think some Europeans just don't like to see an Aussie clearly doing the better job overall (bit like last year, Seb even had the good grace to admit he was beaten fair and square).
I think Seb had an eye on his exit clause and dragged his feet and could of had a decent race with Ricciardo.
He could never come out and admit that because that could be construed as acting against the interests of the team.
Nah, he had a multitude of issues. A newborn at home, Schumachers injury, a required change in driving style and desperately bad luck. The car failed at the start of the Australian & Austrian races, failed in Monaco when in a podium position, failed in Spanish qualifying, and even in the two races that he could've scampered off and won - Spa & Hungary - he suffered a broken floor on the first lap and was caught in the lead pack by the safety car shuffling them down the grid.
- Lack of EBD is a very poor excuse. Who else had trouble adjusting, no one apart from 4 time WC? Ricciardo in his first season with a team no problems but for Vettel after what 5 years at RB it took the whole season and close 2nd best Ferrari to adjust?
- Luck - even worse. There's no contradiction you can be unlucky and still drive badly. Luck works both ways - having the second best car on many occasions is not unlucky at all. Minus engine issues RB '14 was still a great car, no excuses.
- Poor performance on purpose is laughable
- newborn and Schumacher is just bizarre grasping at straws territory.
He's the same driver as in '14 and so is Ricciardo. Competition, team mate, car and therefore costs of mistakes and poor performance are different, that's the whole secret.
