I completely agree - let him concentrate on winning the championship next year and stuffing his chapmionship award up Alsonso, where the sun does not shine
That decision has done the opposite in my estimations. To be able to stand back and make a decision not to have his life ruined by the press is a hard one, especially when it means leaving your home country. The second he gets a girlfriend, she'll be hounded. Everytime he goes out, there will be rumours about him being a bad boy etc. Fair play, get away from the hounds.
And this year, his earnings are 'only' in the hundreds of thousands. The tax breaks won't kick in just yet.