Probably realised that he couldn't catch and more importantly overtake Hamilton, due to a lack of laps left and just how hard it is to overtake in F1, so eased right off having settled for 2nd place.
It's a shame that the F1 cars are so quick and so difficult to overtake on track that they had to introduce artificial means like the drag reduction system or the need to pit stop during a race in an effort to get so excitement back into the sport and increase the chances of a change in the...