Fernando Alonso has launched another critical attack on McLaren after missing out on a third consecutive Formula One world title.

In a dramatic conclusion to the season, Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen won the championship by a point from Lewis Hamilton and Alonso at Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix.

In the immediate aftermath the 26-year-old offered a reasonably considered view on his season in which he has often been at war with boss Ron Dennis and Hamilton.

But speaking on Spanish radio today, Alonso could not hide his true feelings, and rounded on the team again for their failure to support him.

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“McLaren got it wrong. They lost the championship for the mistaken decisions they made in the second part of the season,” he said. “It isn’t a secret that they haven’t helped me much, and it wasn’t a well-organised season from the point of view of the management.

“There was no sensation of being a team and the result speaks for itself. Each person will have to draw their own lessons from this season, but if we had taken a different approach we would have obtained different results.”

Alonso is again referring to the fact he should have been made number one driver above Hamilton.

On the morning of the Hungarian Grand Prix he threatened Dennis with divulging the contents of his email inbox to the FIA in relation to the spy saga unless he was granted number one status.

It resulted in a furious row between Alonso and Dennis, with the latter conceding at the hearing of the spy case towards the end of last month they were no longer on speaking terms.

Dennis then stated after the Chinese Grand Prix a fortnight ago in which Hamilton slid into gravel on severely-worn tyres that the team were not competing against Raikkonen, but against Alonso.

“What the boss said after China about the team racing against me and not Kimi was a clear declaration of intentions,” he said. “In the last few races my hands and feet were tied. I had no power to make decisions. I had to race as they told me.

“McLaren lost and Ferrari did a better job than anyone else.”

Dennis has revealed that confirmation of his driver line-up will be confirmed within the next two weeks, and not for the first time Alonso appears to have burned his bridges. His only escape route appears to be a return to Renault, who made him champion in 2005 and 2006.

However, Alonso added: “The only reality is I’m under contract to McLaren. I know there are a lot of rumours, but I haven’t spoken to another team, and that’s the reality.”

Surprisingly, asked as to whether Renault would be his number one option should he leave McLaren, he replied: “No. Right now I’d say no.”