Esteban Ocon: “We couldn’t do better”

This weekend, the opponents ofEsteban Ocon were mainly named Haas ou Alfa Romeo, teams which have only totaled three points between them since the start of the season. A week earlier, the Renault were fighting for the top 5. The trip from Great Britain to Spain was not successful for them.

Finally, Daniel Ricciardo, fighting at the end for points, finished eleventh and Esteban Ocon thirteenth behind Daniil Kvyat. The Frenchman believes that the drivers made the most of the single-seaters at their disposal. “There wasn’t much more to do today. The team struggled to find rhythm. The car didn't behave the way we wanted it to, we lacked grip and balance. »

The yellow and black failed to find the cure. “From the start of the weekend we felt that the car was not behaving like it did at Silverstone, so we have a lot of work to do on certain points. We have a week to analyze and come back stronger. »

For the first time this season, Renault leaves a grand prix without a point in its bag and falls behind the top 5 manufacturers with almost thirty points behind.

“It’s not a lack of effort from the team. Simply, the car is not good enough on a circuit like this, admits Cyril Abiteboul, the main team. Barcelona is a good test for aerodynamic efficiency, so it reveals what we need to improve. We made a few steps this winter, but not enough to be at the top of the middle of the grid. »

The latter forms a real peloton since in Barcelona, ​​it was a real train of around ten cars which finished less than a second apart. “ It's very close, two tenths in qualifying makes a big difference and it was the same in the race. But that's not an excuse, we should be able to do better at this time of the season. »

Esteban Ocon has one positive point. “I had a few fun fights and made several passes. » Too bad it’s on Haas or Alfa Romeo.