Alonso shows how to get a head in motor racing

Forget Being John Malkovich, this is just an ordinary day in the life of Being Fernando Alonso!

The Toyota driver might not have quite managed to come out on top in the 6 Hours of Shanghai this weekend, but it's obviously not stopping it going to his head.

You can add your own caption as to what's going through the two-time world champion's mind when he was confronted by his own giant-sized countenance in a paddock signing session for fans this weekend.

And while we're at it, here's a few more pictures of the day from Shanghai International Circuit, which saw Alonso sharing the podium with another popular former F1 driver. Jenson Button finished in third place with SMP Racing.

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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.