Ocon is not worried about Alpine F1 despite bad year in 2023

Esteban Ocon added 92 points throughout the 2022 season and overtook Fernando Alonso in the final classification after the Asturian suffered a myriad of abandonments due to reliability issues. The Frenchman said on several occasions that he was very proud of his ability to beat the two-time world champion and was confident about his future in the Alps.

However, this year, things have changed and it seems practically impossible for Ocon to match the number of points he achieved last year, as he only has 38 points with six races remaining in the season, a number that is not even enough to put him in the lead. For his new teammate Pierre Gasly, who is in his first year with Alpine.

despite this, Okon confirms that he is not worried about his situation Nor for the French“I’m not really worried, I think these things happen unfortunately in the car world,” Ocon said of his decline this year. RacingNews365.com.

“It hurts because we could have scored more points and we were very close to finishing in the top five,” the French driver said, referring to the technical problem they experienced at the Singapore Grand Prix, which forced him to withdraw.

“The car was very fast throughout the race and I was very happy with our performance. But obviously our race ended prematurely, and on my birthday, so I didn’t feel very good,” he explained.

At Monza, home of the Italian Grand Prix, the performance of the Renault engine, which seemed to be at a distinct disadvantage compared to the rest of the drivers, made things difficult on the Alps, but at Marina Bay they were particularly Updates Ones that helped them progress, as Okon explained.

“We’ve made some improvements in Singapore, which has made a difference. “The team did a very good job compared to Monza, which made the conditions a little difficult, but we really improved the car.”

“We had a much better performance, we qualified for the third division for the first time in a long time and we were ahead in the race and we were going on the attack, which was a little bit, I can’t say unexpected, but it was unexpected compared to the other races.”

“It really comes down to the hard work of the team and every time we put something in the car, it works. We have to keep doing what we’re doing. “Keep focusing on ourselves and let’s hope things go well,” concluded the French driver from Enstone in Formula 1.

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