Mark Webber re-captured the lead of the world championship on Sunday, despite finishing the Italian grand prix in just sixth place.<\/p>\n
The Australian had yet another poor start and then a frustrating race, gesticulating angrily as Williams’ Nico Hulkenberg went off the track but refused to yield.<\/p>\n
“We underperformed as a team,” Webber told Belgian TV RTBF.<\/p>\n
He might also have been disappointed to finish two positions behind his teammate Sebastian Vettel, despite the young German losing position earlier in the race with a coughing engine.<\/p>\n
But with former championship leader Lewis Hamilton crashing out of the race after hitting Felipe Massa, it nonetheless means Webber takes a five-point title lead, albeit now with a much-reduced advantage over the championship chasers.<\/p>\n
“The championship is not over,” Hamilton told the BBC, “but it’s mistakes like I made today that lose world championships.”<\/p>\n
Fernando Alonso is the big points winner with his popular race win in front of thousands of Ferrari’s ardent Tifosi.<\/p>\n
The Spaniard was 41 points behind when he drove away from pole position, but that deficit is now halved to 21.<\/p>\n
And early Monza leader Jenson Button was 35 points behind before Sunday’s race, but by finishing second the gap to the leader is now just 22.<\/p>\n
But it might have been a race win for the reigning world champion, who openly questioned McLaren’s decision to bring him in for his pitstop behind Alonso’s Ferrari team that was ready to pounce.<\/p>\n
“It was a little bit disappointing to find myself in that position,” said Button, “but I don’t think we had the pace of Ferrari today.”<\/p>\n
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