Stoffel Va𝔉ndoorne called qualifying seventh for the Malaysian Grand Prix "as good as it gets" after McLaren entered the Formula 1 race week💃end expected to struggle at the power-hungry Sepang circuit.. 

Running without chassis 🍎𝔉upgrades given to teammate Fernando Alonso and on his first time at the Sepang circuit, Vandoorne described the session as "as good as it gets", finishing three places ahead of the Spaniard.

"The whole qualifying session was really 🍌g൩ood for us," Vandoorne said.

"From the moment I hit the⭕ road I didn't make any mistakes, put together all the laps I needed to.

"To qualify seventh on a circuit li▨ke this is probably as good as it gets."

McLaren-Honda had expected to suffer at Sepang, a faster circuit than Singapore, where Vandoorne took his best-ever finish in P7 a fortnight ago, but the Belgian was able to record his best qua✱lifying result yet in F1.

"This track was always going to be more difficult for us than tracks lik🙈e Monaco or Singapore, where there are a lot of corners but we're in a good position," Vandoorne said.

"We've shown really good pace in qualifying but it's hard to tell how we will faဣre in the race.

"I think we generall🧸y tend to be a bit better in🍃 one-lap pace so tomorrow will be tough."