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Originally Posted by pman10
As far as Button, let's face it - there was no way he would actually catch Vettel, who was clearly cruising at that point. Horner admitted himself that Vettel had been told to save fuel and ease the revs at the end. That being said, I thought Button did a great job, and he's turning in some surprisingly consistent, strong performances this season. I have definitely been impressed with how he has refused to be subordinate to Hamilton- I definitely rate him as the 'best of the rest' (outside of the Hamilton, Alonso, Vettel triad).
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When the Safety car came in and the race restarted I definitely don't think that Vettel was in cruise mode there. Maybe shortly thereafter because he got such a rocket getaway from a napping Trulli, but not for a few laps. Safety car restarts are generally race resets. Anything can happen.