Fernando Alonso has suggested that McLaren’s issues aren’t chassis related, but entirely down to Honda’s underpowered engine, after applauding the “beautifully balanced” MP4-30.
McLaren scored its largest points haul of the season in Hungary after Alonso finished fifth, whilst team-mate Jenson Button was ninth, taking their total points tally for the season to 17.
Whilst Alonso admitted the result came from poor reliability and various incidents amongst their rivals, he believes the pace they showed proves they’re making progress.
“We’re still not where we want to be, but the result in Hungary shows that we’re headed in the right direction.
“To be able to take on and race the other cars felt great, and, while the result was largely achieved through attrition, we showed throughout that we had the pace to fight for the points.”
Their pace was largely helped by the Hungaroring layout which masked some of Honda’s power deficit and allowed McLaren’s chassis, which Alonso lauded, to shine through.
“This car has been beautifully balanced all season, and was just something I could really push all the way through the race.
“I’m really looking forward to the second half of the season, I think we’ll see more progress.”
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