Red Bull and McLaren are both saying it is too early to back their leading drivers in the championship, even though Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton breaking clear of the rest of the field in the championship hopes after this weekend form the Belgium GP.
Webber and Hamilton are now more than a race win ahead of third place Vettel and fourth place Button. Due to them being ahead, it has prompted talk that it is time for their teams to start backing them for the championship instead of their team mates.
Despite the points difference, Ferrari’s main contender Fernando Alonso failed to score any points, due to his spin on the last few laps of the race. Many think that Alonso is now out of the title race but Alonso thinks he can still win it!
Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner said: "There are 150 points still available and the two guys have broken away a little bit from the rest of the pack - with the other three title protagonists not scoring today. But I think it is still too early to be contemplating supporting just one of our drivers"
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh was just as sure that Hamilton would still be treated on completely equal terms to Jenson Button.
"I've been with both drivers tonight – and Jenson was saying to Lewis: 'I'm 35 points behind but I still have to nail you'," said Whitmarsh. "And that is how it should be."It does fluctuate, but Jenson was very, very unlucky today in my opinion. I think that he should have scored points and he should have been right up there. It can change very quickly in the next few races."
