Ocon talks about the moment when Alonso “disappointed” him

the ways of Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon they broke up. After two years of sharing a team AlpineAsturian left to lead an ambitious project with Aston Martin. And when the season ended, the French driver again referred to the man from Oviedo in an interview with the portal ‘Racingnews365.com’. There, Esteban referred to his two-year companion as “great”. Ferdinandbut he stressed that the moment where he failed” was after the sprint race of Brazilfor his words against the Frenchman after his touch in Saturday’s qualifying round in Sao Paulo.

“If I reflect on the last two years, it’s been great. I have a lot of respect for Fernando and what he’s done in F1, he’s one of the legends of the sport, but I’m a little disappointed with what he’s done. said in Brazil,” said the driver. from Normandy (France).

Esteban Ocon refers to the following statements: “It makes me laugh, being 15th and 18th, it’s a lot of fun. That’s what usually happens when we go out, last year I avoided him several times and this year he almost pushed me away. the wall in Jeddah and also in Hungary. Now, here I am, well, sooner or later these things will happen, I can’t say anything”. This is what Alonso said after the ‘pique’ that took place on the same track on Saturday, where Esteban closed on him in the 4th lap of the first lap, which led to Fernando going off the curb and having to save a possible spin on acceleration Subsequently, Alonso caught Esteban from behind by “miscalculating a little” in his overtaking on the curve into the straight, behind the Frenchman.

“I think we worked well together”

Aside from that nuance, Esteban Ocon He believes that the two pilots worked well as a team, despite the fact that a few weeks ago he said that he did “98% of the work for the team and Alonso 2%” in terms of events in simulators and marketing.

“I think we have worked well together and that is the most important thing. For the team, we have had very good races and we have helped them to consolidate that fourth place (in Constructors),” he commented.

“If only I had learned from him, he would have earned me money”

“I’m not at his level of experience, but like any other driver, you learn, especially with a new teammate because they have different ways of working. It has been an interesting collaboration with a world champion and see what he is doing. His general knowledge of everything, where he was in the race after three or two stops, he knew who he was racing against and he was always two pit stops ahead. My first three-stop race was in Bahrain this year and I still have very little two-stop experience, but I’ve done a lot of one-stop races. Being aware and understanding these races is definitely something I looked at,” he said, praising the Spaniard’s ability to study everything that happens in a race inside the car.

“I hope he also learned from me, because if I only learned from him, that means he earned a lot from me, not really. It’s good to work against someone who sets a high standard”, he concluded on this matter.

He is not worried about his relationship with Gasly

Moreover, Esteban Ocon was calm about the arrival of his new teammate, Pierre Gasly. Both have been friends since they were little and started their careers together, but they fell out and in recent years have not been in a relationship. However, Alpine’s bosses are sure that there will be no problem with the two, just like Esteban.

“I’m not worried about next year. It’s been a few years since we last worked together.I think the last time was in GP2 in 2014 when we did some tests together. We were young then and now we are racing for a manufacturer. I think there is a great story to be written for the future, and I hope we can do it together,” Esteban concluded.