After a run of podium finishes, Alonso has endured a tougher time in the last two races, but he was satisfied to earn some decent points with seventh place in the British GP.
The Spaniard indicated that the result actually flattered the team and was better than what he had expected heading into the race.
“We weren't fast enough in any session on the weekend, so it was not different in the race,” he said.
“We struggled a little bit with the pace, but we maximised the strategy, we tried to stretch the stint on the medium at the beginning, and then there was a safety car, we chose the soft because it was just a short run at the end.
“I think it was a good strategy and yeah, thanks to all those calls I think we took seventh place that was maybe a little bit higher than the pace that we had.”
Alonso suggested that various factors contributed to the team’s performance at Silverstone.
“Probably is a little bit of everything,” he said. “Out-developed a little bit in terms of a few teams brought some significant upgrades lately. Track specific, I think here was not our best layout for the package that we have.
“We need to see also the tyres, obviously the first race that we have this new construction. So things that maybe we need to analyse more in detail but, all in all, I think we saved a very difficult weekend. Hopefully in Hungary we are again competitive.”
Source: Autosport