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**OnerePeepsy** · 04-06-2009, 07:05 PM

One thing that has struck me a couple of times is a difference between the two Brawn drivers. JB very much seems to be the 'team' man. Of course he's been with BAR/Honda/Brawn a long time, and has effectively invested his career in them. Of course he's now been rewarded with race wins but I still have the sense that he is very much an integral part of this whole Brawn team.

Rubens, on the other hand, seems to be racing more for himself. He's made comparisons with his current situation, and that which he found himself while with Ferrari, a number of times. It's as if he has something to prove to himself and everyone else and this winning Brawn car is giving him the chance to do that.

That's a good observation, I think you're probably right. A possible example of this: Rubens' comments about his slow pit stops yesterday sounded like he was publicly blaming the mechanics for making a mistake. Contrast Jenson's response to his slow pit stop in Australia - he stated in the official press conference that the mistake was his.

Of course it may well be quite true that Jenson was at fault there, but the cause of the slow stop wasn't at all obvious and he didn't have to publicly take the blame. Similarly Rubens may be blameless, but he could have made his criticisms in private.

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OnerePeepsy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 474 Senior Member	One thing that has struck me a couple of times is a difference between the two Brawn drivers. JB very much seems to be the 'team' man. Of course he's been with BAR/Honda/Brawn a long time, and has effectively invested his career in them. Of course he's now been rewarded with race wins but I still have the sense that he is very much an integral part of this whole Brawn team. Rubens, on the other hand, seems to be racing more for himself. He's made comparisons with his current situation, and that which he found himself while with Ferrari, a number of times. It's as if he has something to prove to himself and everyone else and this winning Brawn car is giving him the chance to do that. That's a good observation, I think you're probably right. A possible example of this: Rubens' comments about his slow pit stops yesterday sounded like he was publicly blaming the mechanics for making a mistake. Contrast Jenson's response to his slow pit stop in Australia - he stated in the official press conference that the mistake was his. Of course it may well be quite true that Jenson was at fault there, but the cause of the slow stop wasn't at all obvious and he didn't have to publicly take the blame. Similarly Rubens may be blameless, but he could have made his criticisms in private.
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