Fernando Alonso has explained that his team McLaren will struggle in Monza, much like they did last weekend at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium, as the circuit "exposes" the weaknesses of the MCL33.

Last weekend at Spa was another weekend to forget for the papaya orange cars, with both drivers failing to get out of Q1 in qualifying, and Alonso being taken out in the first corner of the race, with Nico Hulkenberg pile-driving his Renault into the back of the Spaniard's papaya orange car.

Alonso doesn't think Monza will be much more kind to the team in terms of performance, with the track being very high-speed.

“For us we know this weekend will be difficult, like in Spa," he explained on the McLaren website.

"Better tracks are coming for us, that’s for sure, but Monza has all the characteristics that expose the weaknesses of our package.

"We just have to work as hard as possible and see what we can get out of it.

After his car got absolutely destroyed on Sunday, Alonso is grateful for the efforts of the team to get his car ready again to practice only five days later.

“After the accident in Spa last Sunday I know the team has been working very hard to make sure we have enough parts for this back-to-back race.

"I’m very grateful for their efforts and I’ll still be giving it maximum attack even if it will be a challenging weekend.”