On a circuit demanding less engine power, McLaren was not far from placing both its cars in the Top 10 of the qualifying.<\/p>\n
If Stoffel Vandoorne missed the 12th place by a few tenths, Fernando Alonso achieved his best qualifying of the season by securing a convincing 7th fastest time. The only McLaren in Q3, Fernando Alonso’s number 14 started from afar after difficult initial practice sessions.<\/p>\n
But the Spaniard managed to turn things around with the help of his team to secure an interesting 7th place, which makes the double world champion confident for tomorrow’s race: “We had some tough moments, especially during FP1 and FP2. The car was poorly balanced, and I didn’t feel confident pushing it to the limit. We changed quite a few things for the qualifying. The team did a great job and solved many problems, so I felt much better in the car, and the pace was better. The 7th place here is a good thing, but we need to finish the job tomorrow in the race.”<\/p>\n
Confident after the free practice sessions, Stoffel Vandoorne encountered some problems during qualifying that prevented him from joining his teammate in the Top 10.:\u00ab We had a good day. FP3 went well, I was happy with the car and confident for qualifying. But we encountered a problem before qualifying that we couldn’t fix, which is a shame, otherwise I could have fought to go faster. It made us miss an opportunity. \u00bb<\/p>\n
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