Alonso and Ocon’s opinion after Esteban’s defense in Barcelona

Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon they met again at the track in Barcelona. The Asturian and the French did not have good relations as a class Alpine due to Esteban’s aggressive defenses against the Asturian last year in several races, which harmed the team’s interest and the results of both drivers. Now, it’s included Ferdinand outside the French team, which as pilot of Aston Martin, Or with He again performed a maneuver that was much commented on F1 Spanish GPsuddenly changed direction in the middle of the straight to defend himself from the Asturian, with the risk of cornering him on the grass. Ferdinand he reacted well and completed the overtaking, later assuring MD’s question that from inside his car it did not appear to be a serious action.

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“Very on the limit? No, no… the line was enough and nothing happened”, he commented. “We did not touch this time and everything is fine”, the Spaniard pointed out between laughs. Earlier, in the international press circle, he said that perhaps on television the maneuver will be seen as more difficult than it seems to him.

“On television it looks different, I don’t know. For my part, I overtook Zhou, Tsunoda and Esteban and all the overtakes felt the same”argument.

Ocon: “It’s not a drama”

For his part, Esteban Ocon does not believe that his maneuver is too big and hopes that he can still fight his former partner.

“It was a good fight with Fernando, as always. I enjoyed running against him. I was able to stop him for a while, but he was faster.”he said, making it clear that the Aston Martin’s racing speed is much higher.

“When I saw him on the right, I left him because I knew I couldn’t stop him. Everything is normal. No drama at all. They are races, great. I enjoyed it and I’m looking forward to many more fights with Fernando.” added Ocon, at the wheel of an Alpine which, with the improvements shown in recent rounds, has taken an important step towards wanting to lead the midfield and get closer to the group of 4 best teams on the grid.

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