Thepassionate Paulista fans are famously hard. Last yearthey were robbed at the death whenLewis Hamilton's last-lap passon Timo Glock stole the titlefromunderMassa's nose.
But when the order came from the Mercedes pit wall to bring both cars home safely without taking any more risks, Nico Rosberg listened and didn't passLewis Hamilton, despite having a faster car.
The decisive moment in the race came when he was able to passLewis Hamilton's McLaren at the start of the second lap, while his main rival for race victory Sebastian Vettel was stuck behind the world champion for the entire first stint.