There are parts of F1 that are contrivances... DRS, KERS and regulations that strangle competition... tokens, grid penalties that hamstring a team from REALLY competing. Look at McLaren, yes, they're aren't all that competitive, but since they're is a strangle hold on testing, the races are their testing !! It's ridiculous and they really should entertain allowing testing on a less than 1990's free reign basis.
Where has the racing gone ? Now drivers are "Saving Tires", reaccessing themselves is of paramount importance
They seem to want to stop one team's dominance, but dominance has been a foundational element of auto racing since they started in 1904 (or whatever). But F1 has used regulations to change dominance, it's no surprise that Mercedes stepped into the limelight once engine specs were changed and left Red Bull out in the cold.
Insofar as Alonso being a hack... well, look at it this way. These guys are all cut from the same cloth. Any one of them would pull antics like that if given the chance... this is no longer "Gentlemanly Racing". That, sadly, disappeared many years ago. We're now saddled with stupid incidence like Hamilton/ Rosberg, Vettel/Webber and on and on and on and on...