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Ocon regrets problems that “happen again and again after 5 seasons in the team”
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Summer movements among Alpine have not yet had any impact on the track. At least, on the side ofEsteban Ocon. Because if Pierre Gasly managed to climb to Q3 with the 10th fastest time, his compatriot could not even cross the threshold of Q1 this Saturday.
On the radio, the Norman quickly came out pointing out numerous problems with his car, even asking his engineer to listen to him when he speaks to discuss problems. The winner of the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix notably questioned the instability of his A524 which he had great difficulty maintaining over the entire flying lap.
« I said on Friday that it was going to be a very long weekend if we didn't find out what was wrong with this car., began Esteban Ocon at Canal + microphone. And we found nothing. Obviously we find ourselves in the same place as the day before, that is to say at the back of the grid. The risks you have to take to try to have a little bit of performance prevent you from finishing the round well. It's simply impossible.
This is not a normal qualification, as usual where one can build (a good base). You just have to take all the risks and try to keep the car on the track. Today (SATURDAY), it didn't work like that.
There's something fundamental about this car that's not working. We changed everything. We had a car that worked well at Spa. This time we put something totally different, another chassis, another floor… Everything is different on this one. These are recurring things that happen again and again after 5 seasons on the team. It's disappointing but you have to stay motivated, stay focused and try to resolve these problems »
Despite the frustration and while he is sure to leave Alpine At the end of the year, Esteban Ocon tried as best he could to be optimistic. Maybe not for the Grand Prix this Sunday, but for the rest of the campaign.
" It you have to try to optimize your weekend, think about what’s next tooHe says. This weekend is dead for us right now. (Sunday) you never know what might happen but starting from there (17e) I think it's over. We're going to try to think about what's next to put ourselves in better conditions and understand why it didn't work this weekend.. » The end of the season promises to be very long for the Frenchman who has been mincing his words less and less towards his team lately. Can't wait for the end for everyone's good no doubt.
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YVES CHAMPOD
24/08/2024 at 08:27 a.m.
"something fundamental about this car that doesn't work." . . . maybe the pilot? ? ?
Yves-Henri RANDIER
24/08/2024 at 05:25 a.m.
Problems that “happen again and again after 5 seasons in the team”, but what is the king of cheaters, Il Magnifico Flavio, doing? In his "audit" inevitably linked to his taking on the role of advisor, didn't Flavio frankly discuss with his 2 drivers as well as all the members of the team to establish his diagnosis... unless he is only there as an executor of the low works proposed in support of Luca De Méo?
dedeHJ37
24/08/2024 at 08:39 a.m.
he seems to be there to destroy the team which was called Renault, Il Magnifico Flavio and De Meo, two gravediggers who will only leave filthy traces, Andretti who has no other choice than to buy an existing team (for 'symbolic euro???) waits and rubs its hands, the great circus organized by liberty media!!! France is leaving, never call me France again!!!