Alonso blasts McLaren boss Ron Dennis

Fernando Alonso criticized McLaren boss Ron Dennis on Saturday for failing to meet the two-time defending world champion's expectations. "This isn't the treatment a two-time winner deserves, much less a normal person," Alonso was quoted as saying by the Spanish media following qualifying for the Chinese Grand prix.

"From outside the team, I had a different image, serious and very professional. I came here after winning two world championships and I improved the car all I could. I expected a lot more, we all expected a lot more," he said.

"We all know how the team celebrates the victory of one team member and the other," Alonso said. "And when you hear the declarations of your boss saying that he feels a paternal sentiment for one of your teammates and rivals, then you know that you can never have much trust in what that person will do."

"From what they've said and done it doesn't look as though they are very keen and that they've got enough with one of the two drivers that are here and I've no problem with that," he said. "There are another 10 or so teams that are interested in me."

Alonso spared McLaren teammate Hamilton any criticism. The 22-year-old Englishman can become the first rookie to win the Formula One title with a victory in Shanghai, China.

"He will deserve it if he wins the title," Alonso said. "If I don't win this year it's because someone has scored more points than me, and if that's the case it's because he has done a better job."