Mark Webber believes no team can currently claim to have the outright fastest car in F1 and reckons the most consistent package will ultimately emerge on top.
Australian believes team which is the most consistent will prevail
Mark Webber believes no team can currently claim to have the outright fastest car in Formula 1 and reckons the battle for supremacy will continue to remain fluid throughout the title run-in.
The current top four teams - Red Bull, McLaren, Lotus and Ferrari - all displayed at least flashes of pace-setting form in the final series of races before the summer break, with the former appearing to have the fastest car in Valencia and Britain only for McLaren and Lotus to lead the way a month later in Hungary.
Webber, who currently sits second to Fernando Alonso in the Drivers' title race, reckons consistency from track-to-track will ultimately prove the key to the championship.
"I don't know who's got the fastest car," the Australian told
Reuters. "There's always talk that it [the Ferrari]'s not the fastest car, but you need the most consistent one. I don't think anyone's got the fastest car at the moment.
"We did after Valencia and then Fernando had it at Silverstone until six laps to go and then all of a sudden we had it again. And then McLaren turned up for a few weeks. And Lotus.
"Kimi (Raikkonen) pushed Lewis (Hamilton) over the line in Budapest and before that we had Fernando winning with JB (Jenson Button) there and me in Silverstone. So it is up and down."
The season will resume at historic Spa at the end of the month and while Webber is sure Red Bull, who claimed their first victory at the fast circuit last season, will be in the hunt again, says no team can expect to dominate.
"We do know we can go there and have a chance, no question about it," Webber admitted.
"But I don't think anyone will sail off into the distance. Those days are numbered."
