VIDEO – Esteban Ocon’s sublime double overtaking at Spa-Francorchamps

Esteban Ocon was on fire at Spa-Francorchamps! The Frenchman finished 7th in the Belgian Grand Prix after starting from 16th place (penalized following a change of power unit). Above all, the Norman was sparkling during the race, culminating in a magnificent double overtake on Pierre Gasly et Sebastian Vettel.

Taking advantage of the DRS and the aspiration of the two single-seaters, the driver Alpine managed to infiltrate on the outside at the end of the Kemmel straight to pass in front of Les Combes. A maneuver which is reminiscent of the legendary overtaking of Mika Häkkinen on Michael Schumacher and Ricardo Zonta, in 2000…

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In the mixed zone after the Grand Prix, Esteban Ocon explained his maneuver on his two opponents. “I spoke to Seb [Vettel] about it: I said to myself “the DRS detection is here” and he passed Pierre [Gasly] way too early, Vettel didn’t have the DRS. At that moment, I let off the accelerator a little [in Raidillon] to give myself a small gap and to then be able to use my speed as much as possible in a straight line. I had confirmation that Pierre had DRS. I was able to go to the left side and Seb was very clean, he could have closed the door on the left but he didn't. And I was able to overtake both of them on the outside. »

A little earlier in the race, Esteban Ocon had already produced a nice double overtake, at the exit of Blanchimont. The Frenchman then took over Daniel Ricciardo then Alexander albon, outside the Bus Stop chicane.

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Thanks to his 7th place, cumulative to 5th position in Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon allowed Alpine to take a good lead over McLaren in the constructor's championship. The French team now has a 20-point margin over the Woking team before going to Zandvoort.

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