Originally Posted by Assa2:
“Which brings me on to my next potential controvercial topic... The only way any driver has a chance of catching Vettel in the DC is if Vettel picks up a couple of DNFs in the next few races. Reliability being what it is, he's unlikely to retire due to machanical failure. Therefore if I were in the McLaren or Ferrari camps I'd be telling my drivers to be really aggressive with Vettel, take every opportunity to attack him and take 'safe' risks (yes, I know). Vettel has it all to lose so is going to be very defensive from here on in as a lost place here or there shouldn't make too much of a difference. However if he starts finnishing consistently in 5th place say, it will soon add up.”
I wouldn't be surprised if Massa is already under those instructions.
It's unfair to say this about Button but, really, a win for Jenson in Hungary was the
worst possible result because all it's done is brought him up to 130-odd points while Vettel is up to 234.
There's 8 races left. Webber is closest to Vettel on 149 points.
That's a difference of 85 points (with 86 points needed for a definitive win).
That means that Webber (or Hamilton or Alonso) needs to win ALL the remaining races AND for somebody other than Vettel to come 2nd and 3rd for every race in the season to take the championship from Vettel.
And, let's face it, there's no way that Webber is going to be allowed to take points off Vettel on a regular basis.
Silverstone showed us that.
The only way Vettel is going to lose this championship is if he has an accident that puts him out of the racing for the rest of the season.