On the eve of Grand Prix of San Paolo, Alpine and AlphaTauri shared the 5th place in the constructors’ standings on equal points, with the Brazilian stage which could have represented the occasion of a solo extension for one or the other team. Instead, by a curious combination, the two teams left Interlagos once again paired, this time with 112 points each and three races from the end of the championship.
The French manufacturer closed the test in Brazil with both drivers in the top 10, with Esteban Ocon 8th immediately in front of your teammate Fernando Alonso, 9th at the finish line after a comeback started out of the points area. The Spaniard, author of a colorless sprint qualifying, was able to recover three positions, allowing his team to take advantage of Yuki Tsunoda’s 15th place in order not to lose ground from rivals from Faenza: “I’m happy with our result after a difficult Saturday – commented the man who, in 2005 and 2006, won his two world championships on this track – the start and restart didn’t work in our favor, but then we had a really good pace once everything stabilized. We were a bit unlucky with the entry of the Virtual Safety Car, as we weren’t able to make the most of the pit stop and wasted some time. However, once back, our pace was still strong. We chose to stop only once, but we couldn’t defend ourselves from Gasly’s attack. It’s nice to see both cars in points again – he concluded – and we are still tied with Alpha Tauri for fifth place. In the next weekend in Qatar we will aim for continue this state of form“.
On the other hand, the performance of the Esteban Ocon, capable of achieving his goal at the end of a far from obvious race for entry into the points: “I am happy to be back in the points after a very demanding race – admitted the transalpine – that was all thanks to our teamwork. We tried to maximize everything and pushed to the limit from both a performance and a strategic point of view. When Gasly pitted for the second time, I gave way to Fernando to see if we could keep him behind using the slipstream. It worked for a couple of laps, but in the end it wasn’t enough and Fernando gave me back the position. Still, eighth and ninth place give us six points and this is a great team result, very important for the constructors’ championship. The fight is still alive – he added – now we are heading towards two unknown tracks and we must continue to push as much as possible to maintain this position ”.
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