"It's been just a bit more tricky for us again in qualifying," said the Dutch 24-year-old, whose Mexican team mate Sergio Perez qualified only 11th in a strategic setback for Red Bull.

"Checo (Perez) is not even in Q3 (the final phase) so it definitely shows we are struggling a bit more than normal. But nevertheless it's still second, so it's all to play for. I wish we could have fought for more."

"I think there are certain circuits that seem to be better for our package and this is one of those," said Alonso, whose team are level on points with AlphaTauri but ahead thanks to a race win.

"I think there are certain circuits that seem to be better for our package and this is one of those," said Alonso, whose team are level on points with AlphaTauri but ahead thanks to a race win.

"You feel the grip, you feel you can drive the car, you don't need to save the tyres in any of the corners and that's a good feeling for a driver."

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