Qually fixed

Fernando Alonso reckons Mclaren fixed its poor Bahrain qualifying on the first racing lap. The British team was left astounded by its lack of pace, with Alonso going just 13th fastest, and Stoffel Vandoorne a place behind. However, both cars recovered to finish in the points in seventh and eighth respectively. It marks the first time Mclaren has scored points in successive races with both cars since 2014. Alonso said: “We fixed qualifying in one lap really. I looked in my mirrors and saw [Lewis] Hamilton there and though it can’t be too bad if he’s there. We have to improve though because today was a bit of a coincidence.”