FERNANDO ALONSO has taken a swipe at former employers McLaren and clearly still harbours a degree of bitterness towards the team.

FERNANDO ALONSO insists Spain is not a racist country in the wake of the abuse former McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton suffered there.

Fernando Alonso has launched another verbal attack on McLaren after missing out on a third consecutive Formula One world title.

Fernando Alonso made a clean start from pole position to lead the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring today.