Fernando Alonso: Our best is 9th–10th place.
On Thursday in São Paulo Fernando Alonso was positive but not overly optimistic...
Fernando Alonso: "It's always nice to return to Brazil. I've always done well here — I've stood on the podium nine times. I think this is the best circuit of my career. And the two titles I won here will stay in the memory forever.
In recent months we haven't been very competitive, and I don't think that will change this weekend. But we are still fighting for points. I think the maximum is to score a few points this weekend.
Unfortunately, we're not fast enough, but a weekend with a Saturday sprint gives extra opportunities to score points. Only one practice, then straight into qualifying, and it could rain on Saturday.
I don't think the top four teams will have any problems here. So all that's left for us is ninth and tenth place. Let's see if we can fight for them."
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