Fernando is too cool for cats!

Fernando Alonso gets a warm welcome home from his cat

Fernando Alonso gets a warm welcome from his cat

Fernando Alonso was happy to get home after back-to-back races in Austin and Mexico.

And someone was certainly pleased to see him, as this picture posted by the two-time world champion on Instragram clearly shows.

"It seems that someone is happy when I'm back home," said Alonso.

Actually we're not sure whether the look on the furry face is a 'pleased to see you' expression or one imploring him to 'feed me now!'

Cats usually don't like it when their owners go away for several weeks. However we're guessing that the purrfect pet will be used to his periodic absences by this point, given the McLaren's driver's globe-trotting job.

More than anything it looks like the cat is just photobombing Alonso and making sure that the picture goes viral and gets seen by millions around the world. And we're happy to help: anything to help our feline overlords

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.