It’s easy to criticise strategic decisions in hindsight – particularly one as costly as this – so it’s important to understand why they did it. Pit stops Abu Dhabi Grand Prix pit stopsįerrari brought Alonso in on lap 15, four laps after Webber pitted. Unfortunately for Alonso, Ferrari’s preoccupation with Webber meant they lost out to several other cars. Finishing fifth instead of fourth would cost him the world championship with Vettel leading. With Sebastian Vettel leading, that made it imperative for Alonso not to lose track position to Mark Webber. But one that did happen was highly significant – Jenson Button passing Fernando Alonso for third. There were fewer changes of position on the opening lap than usual.
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