Ocon Delivers His Personal Verdict After Alpine F1 ‘Questioned Ourselves’ With Chassis Fiasco

Alpine driver Esteban Ocon made an impressive start to the 2021 season as he outperformed his teammate Fernando Alonso. He scored in four consecutive races from Imola to Monaco. But his form derailed from Baku when he did not finish the race.

The Frenchman had an awful time at the Austrian Grand Prix and asked the team to give him a new chassis for the next race. The new chassis has paid dividends as Ocon returned in the points at Silverstone.

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Yes, I’m pretty sure we’ve solved the issue that we had: Esteban Ocon

As reported by Autosport, Ocon was failing to match the speed of his teammate Alonso. But a new chassis has solved the issue faced by the Alpine driver.

“Yes, I’m pretty sure we’ve solved the issue that we had,” said Esteban.

Formula One F1 – Austrian Grand Prix – Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria – July 3, 2021, Alpine’s Esteban Ocon arrives at the circuit ahead of practice REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

“It’s not only a chassis change that we’ve done. There were a lot of things [in the] background and other paths that we changed. We spotted something after [Austria] on the Monday, and we questioned ourselves if that could be the reason.

The only thing I care about is that, obviously, I feel good now. And as soon as we did go out with the car in practice one, it was competitive, like it should be. That was much better.” said Ocon.

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The Frenchman was doubting himself when he could not match Alonso

Ocon has revealed that he was doubting himself when he could match the speed of veteran teammate Alonso. But he stated that changes in the car have meant that he has regained his confidence.

“We were a lot slower than the other side of the garage,” Ocon said. “The car was always capable of just being in Q3. That’s where we were supposed to be fighting.

Formula One F1 – British Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain – July 17, 2021 Alpine’s Esteban Ocon during practice REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

“That hasn’t been the case for a long time. So I’m pretty sure we spotted what was wrong, and hopefully we can continue that run of scoring points like we were doing in the beginning of the year,” said the Alpine driver.

Ocon is currently 13th in the standings with 14 points. He is 12 points behind his teammate Fernando Alonso.

Can Ocon catch up to Alonso in 2021? Let us know.

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