Cautious Alonso not counting his chickens

FERNANDO ALONSO moved another few points closer to becoming Formula One’s newest and youngest champion – but knows his dream could yet go up in smoke.

Alonso's second place at Sunday's Italian Grand Prix, in conjunction with the luckless Kimi Raikkonen's fourth, means the Spaniard is 27 points clear of the Finn.

The mathematics are simple: if Alonso claims four more points than Raikkonen in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, the sport will be hailing a new king.