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Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants
I guess, but he could have easily faked it without being obvious. His ego stopped him which was a shame. Few F1 drivers think Vettel is that brilliant, they know its all about the car but their estimation (and mine) of him would have gone up immensely if he could have engineered the vastly more popular Webber onto the top step. It would have cost Vettel nothing but have been a great thing to have done for Webber.
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More likely Webber told the team in no uncertain terms that he did not want to end his F1 career on a token gesture by the team or Vettel. Better to go out with a good race with some great battles with his mate Alonso then have the stigma of a gifted win.
It is a pity RB flinched with both cars...