Facing a Torrid Time, Esteban Ocon Hopes to Avoid a Hattrick of Horror Shows at the 1st American Race of the Year

What did Sergio Perez do after an underwhelming weekend in Australia? He went on to win the Azerbaijan GP, solidifying his title contention chances and intentions. That’s exactly what Alpine and Esteban Ocon need to do after 2 terrible races. With the first American race just around the corner, Esteban Ocon wishes to bounce back and avoid continuing the run of bad luck. Let’s find out what Ocon had to say.

Azerbaijan was another weekend that Alpine would like to forget. The team scored zero points in Australia despite running in the Top 5 most of the race. As a result of the chaos at the restart at Albert Park, Pierre Gasly went off track and while joining back crashed into Esteban Ocon. Nevertheless, the team brought a major upgrade for Baku but reliability issues struck the team throughout the weekend. As a result, both Alpines again finished out of the Top 10.

The A523 looked good in Australia and is possibly the best of the rest. Ocon suggests that Alpine cannot afford weekends like the last two, as the grid is already so close. He wants to fight for points in Miami. The Frenchman explained how he and his team have learned from past experiences and mistakes and are ready to move forward. With so many things going wrong, they are ready to troubleshoot the Baku misery.

According to Motorsport.com, Esteban Ocon said “The weekend in Baku was hard, but we want to go back to the fight in Miami.” [Translated using Google]

“We discussed the race we passed in the Briefing, we are ready to use this experience and move on our way. It was annoying when so many things didn’t work out,” he added. “We can no longer lift weekends like this. We are happy as a whole team to have the chance to fix the situation in a few days after Baku.” 

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With hopes of having a better weekend in Miami, Ocon suggested that the pace of the A523 looks good and that the car is fast. Let’s see what he said about the A523.

Esteban Ocon suggests that the Azerbaijan upgrades for A523 worked

The Alpines were able to stick with the Ferraris at the Australian GP. However, the true pace that the upgrades unlocked could not be seen in Baku because of such a problem-stricken weekend. Esteban Ocon suggests that the car is fast and that the upgrades brought at Baku worked. The team and drivers just need to find the right setup to extract the maximum from the upgrades.

Ocon said, “The recent results certainly don’t meet expectations, but we’ve seen how fast the car is in the race in Australia.”

“The updates we brought last weekend also worked, but we need to find a suitable setting for them.”

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What do you think? Will the Alpine be able to score points in Miami?