Ferrari's Fernando Alonso has revealed that he is happy with finishing sixth in qualifying for tomorrow's Hungarian Grand Prix.

The current leader of the World Championship struggled to keep up with the pace-setters in Budapest but he does believe that it is possible to record a good finish, despite overtaking being notoriously difficult on the circuit.

Alonso said: "Usually, in the race, the situation improves and so we hope we can finish in the top four or five when it's time for the chequered flag. Our aim will be to mark our closest rival in the drivers' classification and today we know we will be starting ahead of him.

"All things considered, sixth place is not to be sneered at, far from it. It's true that overtaking is definitely not easy here, but tomorrow, it might yet rain and we know that can change everything."

The Spaniard has scored 154 points so far this season.