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Precisely...i agree with chow~
One can say that Rubens does not have same equipment. But no teams ever (or hardly) provide equally new chassis to both drivers at the same time. In ANY team, In between races, should a (there isnt much time to built 2 aniway) new chassis be built, it would be given to the driver who is leading the championship charge. And the next driver usually gets the chassis the previous driver used as it is the 2nd newest chassis. However, both cars would be fitted with the latest developements as the cars would be stripped and refitted before the next race.
So, Rubens does have the same technical car with the latest developements on it. However, he still could not consistently challenge Michael, let alone out perform.
Team wise, he was never in the position to help Michael to fend off a Mclaren, or give up his leading position to Michael. In Canada, he did have to ease off and not overtake Michael for the lead. But 1) its the policy of many teams that in the case of 1-2, the drivers would not challenge each other (ie Mclaren) 2) in the earlier part of the race, after Michael's first pit stop, Michael pulled back and slowed the Mclaren of Mika to allow a buffer for Ruben's pit stop. So why should Rubens win the race??? Because if Michael had raced his own, he would have win, and Ruben's would not have a chance!~
So this year, Rubens was given a fair fight with Michael, car, team, and setups, but he lost the fight. And if he is the best of all Michael's teammates, what are the rest?
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