Originally Posted by Nikhil

2). Massa let Hamilton pass because he couldnt keep him behind him. Simple. He knew Hamilton was on a 3 stop strategy and knew the race was in the bag. No point in fighting in too hard and crashing out

"This victory is an excellent outcome, but I am not entirely happy, because if Felipe had kept Hamilton behind him for two laps more then perhaps Kimi would have finished second," the Italian is quoted as saying by RAI.