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Alonso on Malaysia race 'Stoffel just did better'
Fernando Alonso has a reputation for being a highly competitive team-mate but after finishing three places behind Sepang rookie Stoffel Vandoorne in last weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, but he has conceded the Belgian simply did a better job. Vandoorne has scored back-to-back seventh-place finishes, one of the best results McLaren can hope for with their current Honda engine, while Alonso has suffered a first-lap collision which forced him into retirement and only managed 11th place in Malaysia after being held up at the start. After reports emerged the Spanish driver punched a hole in the wall of his driver room following his retirement in Singapore, from which a podium might have been...
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