Fernando Alonso says he 𒅌is not “totally happy and proud” of his Mexican Grand Prix qualifying effort, desp♛ite turning in a lap good enough for 12th on the grid.

The McLaren Formula 1 driver split 🌜the Force India duo of Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez to claim his best qualifying resu💙lt since the Singapore Grand Prix.

It also marked a significant impꦕrovement from McLaren’s fortunes🐻 on Friday in Mexico, as both drivers languished towards the bottom of the timesheets throughout practice.

“The lap was not perfect,” Alonso said. “We had under♏steer 🌳in high speed corners on the last set of tires. I was not totally happy and proud of the lap.

“Realistically speaking, being P12 is much better than what we th𒀰ought, and being out♌ of Q1 in the last 4 races.

“So today going back to Q2 and startiꦅng 12th is a good starting point.”

Whi♈le he was not entirely satisfied with his Q2 lap, the Spaniard believes McLaren is well-positioned to score points for the first time si✱nce Singapore.

“The long run pace was quite optimistic,” he explained. “If we are already starting in a good position the race should be good. Maybe the points are closer than the previous grands prix.

“The Hypersoft will be a tyre that requires some management and let’s see what we 🅰can do with the choice we make, the people out of the top 10꧙.

“Hopefully we see the chequered flag and someജ points.”

McLaren teammate Stoffel Vandoorne continued his dire run of qualifying performances in 2018 as he was knocked out once again in Q꧟1.