Alonso backs Ferrari gamble

Ferrari racer Fernando Alonso has stood by his team's refusal to call him into the pits for emergency repairs during the Malaysian Grand Prix last month, insisting that it was worth the risk.

The Spaniard badly damaged his car on the second corner of the first lap after driving into the back of Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel before the front wing detached itself and the 31-year-old was sent flying into a gravel trap and out of the race.

However, Alonso is adamant that staying out on the track was the right thing to do at the time.

"Once you've seen the result, in hindsight, it's easy to say it would've been better to come in . . .