Fernando Alonso has reignited his pursuit of a third World Championship with a victory of supreme control and class at the Chinese GP.On an afternoon of slow-burning drama which saw a multitude of different leaders across the 56 laps as the field operated on a variety of different strategies, Alonso's victory ultimately boiled down to a matter of straightforward simplicity with the F138 proving to be a far quicker race car than either Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus or Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes on an identical tyre strategy. Such was the extent of the Spaniard's superiority that upon being instructed to slow down by his anxious Ferrari team with ten laps remaining and his lead secure, Alonso's...
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