Alonso savours ‘special ‘ Ferrari win on home soil

FERNANDO ALONSO and Lewis Hamilton suffered contrasting shocks to the system as the battle for the Formula One title was again blown wide apart.

An hour and 20 minutes after Hamilton had dejectedly walked into the McLaren brand centre, having yet to remove his helmet after crashing out on the first lap, Alonso was standing on top of the podium milking the acclaim of thousands of fervent Ferrari fans.

For 36 laps it appeared such a scene was not going to happen as Alonso found himself staring at the rear of a flawless Jenson Button’s McLaren.