An A For Alonso.

Sometimes, to save one's own skin, one has to lie through one's teeth. Last year's 'Singapore Scandal' that was exposed recently by Witness X was widely accepted as the greatest sporting scandal. The fate of Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds of Renault were sealed.

The only way to escape the hangman's noose was to feign innocence. Alonso did just that! A brilliant manoeuvre. But many questions still remained unanswered. He took the easiest way out. Deny everything from the beginning to the end. He knew he would lose everything if he was found guilty. Can we blame him? After all, he is human. Surely he must have known something was not 'on track' when he was asked to pit on lap 12. He chose to remain silent. Silence is golden. He adroitly avoided answering questions when pressed by the media.

I'm sure the team of Alonso must have worked out a strategy to beat the competition prior to the race. Don't tell me nothing had been planned at all! When things do not work out the way you want them to , what would you do? Beats me. Of course the stakes are high and with the adrenalin flowing, the heart rate increases and sometimes one reacts differently or even foolishly.

Remember the Hungarian GP 2007 where Lewis Hamilton was his teammate? They were with McLaren. LH was a thorn in his side! They openly show their dislike for each other. A professional racer with atypical behaviour. Crashgate. Spygate. What's next?