Button could have won the race in Singapore but backmarkers made it impossible says team boss Martin Whitmarsh.

Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren team principal on Button
He controlled his pace faultlessly, looked after his tyres brilliantly, and then attacked the Marina Bay circuit with total commitment at the end when aggression rather than circumspection was called for. But for a bit of bad luck in the form of a few backmarkers whom he encountered at precisely the inopportune moment, he could well have snatched a truly sensational victory.