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Fernando Alonso hoping for strong qualifying performance to maximise points chance in Brazil

Looking ahead to this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix, McLaren's Fernando Alonso believes that the Woking-based team may be in contention to score some points, providing that the team is able to qualify well on Saturday. In 2017, McLaren has only managed to score 24 points in 18 rounds, the most recent of which came at the Mexican Grand Prix through a 10th place finish from Alonso two weeks ago. This points haul has left them in ninth place in the Constructors' Championship, 23 points adrift of Haas who lie in a distant eighth in the standings with 47 points.  “This circuit should suit our car better than the last couple of tracks, so we hope we can give ourselves the...
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