Looking for winning formula

After Vettel and Webber finished 1-2 at the Brazilian GP,the attention has been on how the teammates will approach the race in Abu Dhabi. Will Vettel move over and let Webber pass if he is winning,thus handing the title to the Australian? Neither was willing to talk.

Ask him, Vettel said,cocking his head toward his teammate. Maybe he will tease you,too. I had the same line in Brazil,theres lots of things happening,more important things happening,before we enter into this possible stage,whatever scenario. Last year was a very tricky qualifying session here,remember. Theres lots of things to do and things we should spend our energy on.

Vettel,a brash German who publicly feuded with Webber this season,finds himself in an awkward position. Teams are banned from giving team orders telling drivers to let their teammates pass so it may come down to him voluntarily letting Webber through if the team is to add the Formula One championship to the constructors title it has already won.

He wasnt acting like he was ready to give up a victory on Sunday for the sake of the team. To claim the title,Vettel needs to win and hope Alonso is outside the top-four. If Vettel is second,both Webber and Alonso need to finish low enough to allow the German to remain at the top.

I think the target is clear. The speed has been there all season and it hasnt been the easiest season for myself,but we are still in the hunt and thats good, Vettel said. Try to do my best and it depends where those two guys Webber and Alonso are.

Hamiltons teammate Jenson Button added his voice to the debate,suggesting Vettel should move aside it would hand Webber the title. I can see,for example if the two Red Bulls are quick here,first and second and Vettels got the jump on Mark,and Alonsos in third for example,I would say that Vettel would let Mark past, Button said. Thats not a team order,thats his decision if he makes it.

For his part,Alonso appeared relaxed,insisting tactics were the last thing on his mind.

I think I will not lose even one second of my energy this weekend thinking of what is going to happen on Sunday afternoon, the 29-year-old Spaniard said. There is much more to do Friday,Saturday,preparing the weekend in the right way. And as I said,our only picture at the moment of the race is winning the race.

Alonso said his overriding goal was to finish first or second,which would ensure him a third F1 title. But he said he would feel sad if he lost at the last moment of an otherwise successful season.

Overall I think it doesnt matter what happens on Sunday, Alonso said. I will have great memories of 2010.

A victory for Alonso probably will carry the most controversy of any of the four,since he was the beneficiary of Ferrari using team orders in Germany to allow the Spaniard to pass teammate Felipe Massa,picking up an additional seven points for a win instead of second.

Webber was also keeping his expectations in check,insisting its still Alonsos race to win. He lavished praise on his fellow drivers and said he was just happy to be part of one of the most spectacular seasons F1 has ever seen.

Of course it would have been nice to close the championship out and to be here as world champion, he said.

All of us would love to have done that,but at the end of the day the way the championship has been,even if there was two or three races after this one 8230; Its been a very long season for all of us and as the seasons gone on weve achieved so many amazing things. Personally,for me,of course I have had some very special weekends.