Fernando Alonso benefitted from a shrewd strategy call from the McLaren pitwall to finish eighth at the Hungarian Grand Prix after which he praised his team for their contribution on a tough day in the mid-pack.
Alonso was quick to hail his team for their quick thinking, that at one point had both McLaren's running in the meat of the points.
The Spaniard told reporters after the race at Hungaroring, “It was a happy day, especially for the strategy. I think the pit wall did an amazing job today, extending the first stint and that put us in a perfect position."
“Again we struggled on Saturday, even if it was mixed conditions, but on Sunday we delivered the result and more points for the team.”
“We really deserved eighth and ninth places today, but unfortunately the gearbox problem prevented Stoffel from taking any points, otherwise it would’ve been a perfect Sunday for us," added Alonso.
Stoffel Vandoorne shadowed his veteran teammate for most of the race but on lap 50 was forced to park his McLaren with a gearbox issue, his second DNF in the space of a week.
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