Supporting Drivers?

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#1 kipi19
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With Jenson 26 points ahead of Rubens, Should they get him behind Jenson to help win the world title?, But in Red Bull's case should they support one driver? or is better for the two to race each other and just see who comes out on top?

Or in any teams case at this point in the season, should teams start to get behind one driver to improve their chances?

Thoughts and Opinions please :)

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#2 wombat26
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Brawn should absolutely get behind Jenson in his push for the championship (if they haven't already, and I'm fairly certain they have). Rubens has been outclassed all season and it's only logical that from this point onwards he plays the supporting role.

The Red Bulls are a different matter. Webber and Vettel have basically matched each other all season. Unless there comes a time when one of their drivers is no longer a mathematical chance for the title, I'd just let them race. I'm fairly certain that this is what Horner will do. Interesting question, would Vettel be prepared to play a supporting role should Webber get far enough of him? I think he would, but it would be fascinating to see how he'd react to this situation, being the golden boy of F1 (along with LH).

As for any team at this point in time, well it really depends on their situation. I can understand why Rubens played second fiddle to Schumacher the whole time he was at Ferrari, as he was always so far behind. Likewise Heikki with Lewis last year. McLaren of 2007, a different story altogether.

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#3 Redders1989
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At this point, it can't be forgotten it's not all over for Red Bull (sadly for me). Remember Ferrari at this point last year? Kimi and Felipe kept swapping places with each other in the championship until the Kimi draught.