That is exactly what the team should have reaffirmed to Seb before the race started. Second at the first corner does not mean second at the end of the race. You have to finish the race to earn points.
Have you never seen an F1 driver win a race after not being in first after the first corner?
Do you know where the winner of the GP on Sunday was after the first corner? He was not in first...
How many times have you seen an F1 driver win a GP or even score points in a GP after crashing himself out of the race on the first lap?
Do you realize that you can win a championship and earn more points than your championship rivals over the course of the season by not winning every GP?
I asked you yesterday how many points did we earn in Singapore?
I'll point out that the scenario that you and others are arguing for is what you got on Sunday. Again, how many points did the team earn when our #1 driver decided to force the issue before the first turn against a driver not even in the championship fight?
Do you think that was a smart move, given the outcome?
How many points???
Would you rather be -28 in the WDC right now or tied for first b/c Vettel finished second and Lewis finished 3rd? Even Ricky Bobby learned that, in racing, sometimes second is just dandy.
Crickets...
You told me yesterday that Seb had to defend against his opponent and that is why he moved the way he did. Is his opponent for the title Max Verstappen, or Lewis Hamilton? I asked you that yesterday, you never answered.
Where did Lewis start? Was he on the left of the grid and therefore likely to be shooting down the inside from two rows back at the start, and is that why Seb had to defend against his "opponent" by going left, to the opposite side of the grid that Hamilton started from?
Guess what though...you and Seb got exactly what you want...Seb WAS in first after the first corner, so the move actually worked out didn't it. How many points did he earn by being first after the first corner?
Every article I have read, every analysis of the start I have seen, is basically the same. Everybody is wanting to know what Seb was thinking w/ that move and everybody (except Ferrari's twitter feed...go figure) blames him for the incident.
I also asked what the Italian press had to say about the race, and I'm most interested in what they had to say about Vettel's move. I doubt very much they are simply, "support the team."
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