If only everything in life was as reliable as Fernando Alonso.
Elsewhere, around the pit at the German Grand Prix, Hockenheim was a hotbed of intrigue, verbal spats between competitors, and official investigations into whether Red Bull were guilty of "engine mapping". They weren't, but, oblivious to any distractions, Alonso dominated Saturday's qualifying session, surged to pole, zoomed out of the blocks, and duly wrapped up another GP victory, which has allowed him to establish a 34-point gap over nearest challenger, Mark Webber.
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