Alonso back on track after ‘perfect Sunday’

Fernando Alonso was left hailing “a perfect Sunday” even if confusion often reigned in the land of Confucius.

Alonso was flawless in the Chinese Grand Prix, three weeks after crashing out of the Malaysian Grand Prix with a front-wing failure following an opening-lap collision with Sebastian Vettel.

The race at the Shanghai International Circuit was always going to boil down to which car/driver/team combination could execute the ideal strategy given the number of variables on offer at the start.