Ocon over the moon after his 5th time: “Only positive things! »

Esteban Ocon (Renault) is progressing quickly. The Frenchman, author of disappointing qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix last Saturday, made up for it during testing for the Styrian Grand Prix, still contested on the Red Bull Ring, this time in the rain.

The Norman made use of the precarious grip conditions to regularly get into the top three. Fifth after an indecisive Q3, it is above all his domination over his teammate Daniel Ricciardo which makes a good impression.

The Australian, 9th, was in fact not as present at the forefront and conceded almost three tenths to the French revenant. “It was a really good qualification, rejoiced Esteban Ocon at the microphone of Canal+. The car was really healthy throughout the sessions. It feels good to be back in Q3 and to feel such feelings! »

The 3 GP2015 Series champion, however, believes that he could have driven even faster. “There are some things we could have handled better. I think third or fourth place was achievable today. 

But we didn't have new sets of tires for Q3. In any case, it's a good starting position for tomorrow, we know that we have a good car in the dry for the race. Only positive! »

Indeed, Esteban Ocon was already satisfied after Friday's practice. His rhythm in long relay already gave him hope of a convincing result this weekend. Probabilities increase tenfold after these qualifications. “Dry racing should be fine. We saw yesterday that we had good speed in Free Practice 2, as well as at the Austrian Grand Prix last Sunday. »