As we look
ahead to the 2014 Formula 1 season, I began to think about 4-time consecutive
world Champion Vettel’s teammate. Then, I asked myself, does it even matter who
partners him at Red Bull? After doing some research, it really doesn’t. “Yeah
Vettel can win Driver’s Titles for the team, but what the team really cares
about is the Constructor’s Championship” you might say, but lets just crunch
some simple numbers real quick.
Sebastian Vettel: 327 points
Mercedes AMG Petronas: 348 points
So basically, as long as Ricciardo has 22 points by Austin
next year, Red Bull will be fine. That’s such a small ratio its ridiculous,
That would mean the Riccardo only needs to maintain a steady 6.7% of Vettel’s
points to lead Red Bull to a fifth Constructors Title. That means for every
four races Vettel wins, Riccardo could finish 6th once, retire in
the other 3 races and still be 1.4% above
quota. As bad as some drivers on the field may seem, none of them are
that bad where they can’t score 6% of their teammate’s points.
Hence, it doesn’t really matter… Except for the fact that it
will hopefully provide competition and friction at the top of the field, make
Vettel prove to the world that it his championships aren’t just down to the car
and having a teammate who’s nearly 20 years older than him, hopefully split up
Vettel’s race wins so that the F1 season results doesn’t mirror that of Fomula
Ford this year (Google it, it’s absolutely insane), and finally we might
actually see both Red Bulls finish races consistently (crazy right?).
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