Jenson Button wins 2009 WDC

Both of them just seemed to give up a bit when it mattered most. Just like in Germany where Alonso really did not try very hard to pass Massa and received a gift from the pit wall at the cost of $100,000, he really never had a solid go at Petrov. I think even Petrov was surprised!

http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=394786

 

Yes agreed, his quote seems to back up my point.

Petrov admitted after the race that he would have avoided crashing into the Spaniard "if he had tried a move".

I can understand the not taking chances angle, but ...the result speaks for itself, and I of course I'm sat in front of a TV...

 

Yes LH had a far better race than either Mark or Alonso, and yes I will agree that he gave it a go, even though the odds were far worse for him.

Pete