Alonso dedicates third place finish to former Renault boss Briatore

Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso dedicated his third-place finish at the Singapore GP to former Renault team principal Flavio Briatore.

Briatore has been handed an indefinite ban from all involvement in international motorsport for his part in the 2008 Singapore race-fixing scandal.

The team had been keen to put the incident behind them with a good performance here and they got that as Alonso secured a return to the podium for the first time this year. The Spaniard, who won the inaugural night here last year, reserved special praise for his former boss.

"All season, we've had a fantastic team. I dedicate this podium to Flavio. He is at home but he is part of the success we had today," Alonso said.

Bob Bell, who has replaced Briatore as acting team principal, said: "It's wonderful to get a podium at any time but to get one after what the team has just been through is really positive,"