Alonso on the march

Fernando Alonso’s rise up the championship table continued apace on Sunday as he won for the second race in succession. There was little to choose between his Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull, but a stout defence of P1 at the start helped secure the Spaniard a crucial victory, his fourth of the season. With both cars on the podium, and an extended lead in both tables, Red Bull had little to complain about. Indeed, of the title contenders, only at McLaren did you find long faces. We take a team-by-team look at how events at Marina Bay played out…