Agree he should have done better against a rookie. LH got a great start - several other drivers admitted that they went a bit too easy on him because it took them by surprise. FA was on the back foot a little bit from the word go, and then his status in the team began to wane and his performance suffered a bit (which should not happen to someone like him, but did). Monaco was the start of the proper rot - there is a circuit where the team absolutely must be tough and clear with their orders because the slightest error costs everything. I think just at the point where Alonso needed the team to reassert their support of their number one driver they actually started to throw their support behind Lewis because they could see that the most amazing dream could possibly come true. Alonso failed to lift his black mood and went on to make several very bad mistakes (Canada was terrible).
I don't think the above is a particularly biased recalling of events, and it certainly doesn't add up to Alonso being a whinger or rattle-thrower. Anyhow, he is a couple of days away from starting to pick up the pieces and get his title back.
