Alonso frantically back-pedals...

[MrKipling43]

Some highlights:

"[after my disappointing run in Q3 in China] I realised tyre pressures were too high and this can happen in qualifying. It was coincidence and a bit of bad luck."

and... talking about him and Hamilton

"They have been saying many, many things about us but they were not true," Alonso said. "We never had problems with each other, we are fighting on track but outside the track we had very good relationship from day one."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/63390

Looks like Alonso's staying at McLaren after all...