At the FIA press conference in Monza, Esteban Ocon commented on team-mate Pierre Gasly’s podium during the last stage in Zandvoort, adding that Alpine’s speed does not allow him to regularly fight for top three finishes at the moment.
Esteban Ocon: “The podium in the last stage had the best effect on team morale. It’s great that we took the second podium of the season in such a close battle in the middle of the pack. Now Pierre and I have both been on the podium this year, which shows that we can take opportunities when they arise and we should be happy about that.
However, the team still has a lot of work to do. We know how much we need to improve to finish in the top five more often and fight for the podium. The most important thing is that everyone works as efficiently as possible and that there is a good atmosphere in the team.”
When asked how effective Alpine’s new management was this weekend, Esteban replied: “I was focused on my job. As I said, when the opportunity arose, we took it as a team.
There are always areas where you can improve and improve. Everyone is focused on his or her field of work. My task is to make the car fly as fast as possible.
Chance this weekend? At Spa we were quite competitive on this type of track and showed high speed in the first and third sectors, which are mostly straight lines. I hope we can do something similar in Monza and score points on Sunday.”
Source: F1 News
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