Ocon talks about the moment Alonso ‘disappointed’ him

way of Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon they separate.2 years after sharing the team alpinethe Asturian leaves to lead an ambitious project aston martinAnd with the season over, the French driver again mentioned the man from Oviedo in an interview with the portal “Racingnews365.com”.There, Esteban defined his two years as ‘wonderful’ Ferdinandbut emphasized that his disappointing moment was after the sprint race. Brazilfor his words to the Frenchman after he made contact in Saturday’s qualifying round in Sao Paulo.

“Looking back at the last two years, they’ve been great. I have a lot of respect for Fernando and what he’s done in Formula 1. He’s one of the legends in the sport. But I’m pretty disappointed with his performance, ‘said in Brazil,’ said the driver from Normandy (France).

Esteban Ocon refers to the following statement: “It’s hilarious. I’m 15th and 18th, so it’s a lot of fun. Whenever we go out together, I avoided him a few times last year and this year. He almost opposed me.” Jeddah and the Hungarian wall. This is what Alonso said after the ‘piquet’ he experienced on the track that Saturday. Acceleration Then Alonso touched Esteban from behind by “measuring a little wrong” his overtaking on the curve entering the straight, behind the Frenchman.

“I think we did a good job together.”

Apart from that nuance, Esteban Ocon He believes the two pilots worked well as a team, but said he did “for 98% of the team’s work and 2% for Alonso” a few weeks ago regarding simulators and marketing events. Despite that.

“I think we’ve worked well together and that’s the most important thing. For the team, we’ve had a very good race and helped them consolidate fourth place (in the Constructors’). ” he commented.

“If I had learned from him, he would have benefited me greatly.”

“I’m not at his level of experience, but I can learn from it, like any other driver, especially because it’s a different way of working with new teammates. It was interesting to work with the world champion and see what he was doing. All his general knowledge is that if he’s in a race after his three or he’s two stops, he knows who he’s racing with and always he 2 pit stops ahead. My first 3-stop race of his was in Bahrain this year and although he has very little 2-stop experience yet, he has done many 1-stop races. Recognizing and understanding these races is definitely something I’ve seen,” he said, praising the Spaniard’s ability to analyze everything that happens in a race in a car.

“I hope he’s learning from me too. If I only learned from him, he would have benefited me a lot, but that’s not the case. It was good to play against someone who sets the bar so high,” he concluded on this point.

He’s not worried about his relationship with Guthrie

Furthermore, Esteban Ocon was calm about the arrival of new team-mate Pierre Gasly. The two have been friends since childhood and started their careers together, but had a falling out and have not been related in recent years. However, Alpine’s boss, like Esteban, was already convinced that there would be no problems between them.

“I’m not worried about next year. It’s been a few years since we last worked together.I think the last time we tested together was GP2 in 2014. I was young at the time, and now we are racing together with the aim of becoming a manufacturer. I think we can write some great stories for the future and I hope we can accomplish it together,” Esteban concluded.