Fernando Alonso is 35 today as the German Grand Prix weekend begins - and his colleagues and rivals celebrated his birthday in style at Hockenheim.
Alonso has had a tough time at McLaren-Honda along with his team-mate Jenson Button, with problems riddling the car and wrecking their chances of points on multiple occasions over the past 18 months.
The pair's dry and sarcastic digs at the car's quality have been a regular highlight on Formula One in recent months - as was Alonso taking the opportunity to catch some rays when he was forced once again to retire from a race. There was no point in him losing his temper, it seemed - he was just going to enjoy what he could.
