Chinese Grand Prix 2014, Shanghai - Race 4/19

Is that the bit I missed, I was trying to work out why they were telling him to try and stay out

He said "better start thinking about pitting then", or similar. To which the team told him to stay out.

Its all very simple. RBR do not allow their drivers to race. If it looks like they might end up battling they tell them to swap. No matter how much it winds up the drivers, RBR just won't let them race.
 
He said "better start thinking about pitting then", or similar. To which the team told him to stay out.

Its all very simple. RBR do not allow their drivers to race. If it looks like they might end up battling they tell them to swap. No matter how much it winds up the drivers, RBR just won't let them race.

Sad but true.

The problem with Red Bull is they're a marketing machine, not a racing team. Teams like Ferrari or McLaren (or even Mercedes with their older history) are racing teams who are in F1 primarily for the sport. Red Bull are a corporate machine who are in it for the publicity and marketing and don't really care about the racing.
 
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