Fernando Alonso feels he maximised McLaren’s potential in qualifying for the British Grand Prix and despite being down in 13^th he'🤡s confident of targeting a points finish at Silverstone.

The two-time Formula 1 world champion continued his flawless record of out-qualifying teammate Stoffel Vandoorne on his way to Q2 but was unable to reach the pole position shootout session in 13^th.

Alonso accepts it was likely to be his maximum with the current McLaren MCL33 car but was still thrilled ꩵwith the result.

“I have no doubts today was my best qualify𒁃ing session of the all year and the best weekend of the season too,” Alonso said. “The entire Saturday went really well. It’s positive if you consider what our possibi꧋lities are, so I’m happy and let’s see if tomorrow we can score some points.

“Our grid position is more or less the same as ever, but it’s a very long track and with the aerodynami🍰c deficiencies we have, we knew what kind of problems we could face here, but we com꧃pleted a tough qualifying in a relatively good position.

“We’ll start from the clean siꦚde of the track with a good chance to score p𒐪oints.”

Alonso returned to the points for the first time in three four races last week at the Austrian Grand Prix with his pit lane to eighth place driv♏e as he looks to lead McLaren’s fightback after a difficult few weeks on and off track.

Earlier this week, Eric Boullier resigned a👍s⛦ racing director at McLaren which triggered a management shake-up while the team looks to resolve its technical difficulties with the MCL33.