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Fernando Alonso not expecting McLaren to make big step in performance in Baku

Fernando Alonso is not expecting McLaren's latest upgrades to deliver a dramatic step in performance at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as the team looks to the following round in Spain to move up the order.

Points at all three opening rounds have put McLaren fourth in the constructors' championship this year, but the car's one-lap performance has told a different story, with neither driver making the top ten in qualifying so far. Following another lacklustre qualifying performance in China, McLaren racing director Eric Boullier admitted the team had not set high enough targets and singled out the Spanish Grand Prix as the event where it would aim to make a big step forwards.