He would further struggle when his late charge for points was thwarted by Sebastian Vettel, who rammed his Aston Martin into the back of his Alpine. Reflecting on what was a tough weekend, Ocon acknowledged that Alpine was down on performance as compared to where they expected themselves to be.
The team could have scored points if not for their poor starting position, but even for that, they needed to extract the maximum out of the car.
The Frenchman added,
Esteban Ocon: This season’s car is not a carryover of last year’s car
Esteban Ocon clarified that this year’s Alpine does not bear much of a resemblance to last year’s Renault because of the regulation changes. There has been a narrative that the 2021 cars are nothing but evolutions of last year’s cars because of the rules remaining the same. Esteban Ocon, however, disagrees and says that the cars of this year are different machinery compared to those from last year.
Esteban Ocon further explains how every team has lost a good amount of downforce, which is the case with Alpine as well. The team has identified areas where they need to make improvements. According to Ocon, it was down to the team to make relevant progress to become more competitive.
Alpine had a rough start to 2021 with Fernando Alonso retiring in the first race and Ocon having an off day. The team needs to get their performance on the car to match the pre-season expectations that they carried into 2021.
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