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Originally Posted by TrackRat
If you remove all the emotion, team names, etc. the bottom line is an F1 team races to win the constructors championship first and then the driver's championship if they can. As such it's the teams responsibility to do everything within their power to achieve these goals.
Did the FIA fine Red Bull when they took the front wing off of Webbers car and installed it on Vettel's car? Technically what RB did altered the race results but no fine.
The problem isn't the racing or team decisions. The fans and some in the media are unrealistic about the competition aspect of F1 and think only of racing as a "sport". F1 is a business folks and a very expensive one. The teams and drivers understand the objective and drive accordingly. This will not change as a result of fan or media whining.
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C'mon now. Comparing the RB wing issue (something that did not occur during a race) with something that occured during the race is ridiculous. Now if you're going to call Webber in during the race and take his wing off and give it to Vettel
DURING THE RACE, then maybe we have a problem.
Emotion is the exact reason we have an issue. Alonso's ego left him feeling that he deserved to win more than his teammate. A move that did not in any way provide any further benefit to the team. Alonso is in 5th place in the drivers standings. Not 1st, 2nd nor 3rd, but 5th. He isn't in position to win the drivers title this year but he still wants to be emotionally babied.
Ferrari didn't learn a thing from the RB soap opera and now has the exact same team split. And after all this drama they most likely aren't going to win the drivers championship, nor the constructors title.