Esteban Ocon had a “really nice” race

When we were aiming for the podium at the end of last season, a 13th position is definitely a bad result. Yet, Esteban Ocon was satisfied with his race. “I did nothing but fight during this race, it was really nice,” whispered the Frenchman at the microphone of Canal +. We fought a lot with Yuki tsunoda and Antonio Giovinazzi, I made many overtakes. »

Started 16th after a missed qualification disrupted by a yellow flag, he scrapped at the back of the pack for a long time before finding himself at the points gate. The last overtaking ended badly. After passing by Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin), Ocon was harpooned by the German and ended up spinning.

“He came to apologize after the race… Without this incident, we were going to finish 11th or 12th, that’s the best we could do today,” continues Ocon. The pace was pretty good, qualifying penalized us. »

The pilot Alpine nevertheless recognized thatthe car had room for improvement. “When we see what the Alpha Tauri are able to do curves, it's impressive. We have our work cut out for us.”

With Ocon's 13th place and the abandonment ofAlonso, Alpine starts the season without a point. She is the only one to have missed the boat among the forces in the middle of the pack.