McLaren-Honda are continuing their slow climb out of the doldrums of 2015.
Saturday in Barcelona was the first time that the Anglo-Japanese's collaboration resulted in a mere Q3 result, with Fernando Alonso calling his P10 a "small milestone".
"The next one must be to regularly finish in the points, then the podium," said the Spaniard.
The Woking team say that they are doing all they can to produce the best car in the pitlane, as Honda on the other hand works to improve its sub-standard power unit.
"We have the third best chassis behind Mercedes and Red Bull," Alonso told the Spanish press on Saturday.
Lewis Hamilton is on pole for today's race in Barcelona.
