In the round-up: Esteban Ocon says that Alpine’s performance, relative to the rest of the midfield, has been “very positive” so far in 2022.
In brief
Alpine performance “very positive” and “progressing” – OconAlpine are fourth in the constructors’ championship after two rounds, the team with the most points finishes except Mercedes and Ferrari.
Esteban Ocon said he was pleased with the team’s performance, after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. “I think it’s been two very strong weekends,” he said, calling team mate Fernando Alonso’s retirement “a shame” and saying that the team could have otherwise continued a perfect points-scoring record.
“We’ve been progressing, we’ve been faster than Bahrain, so that’s very good, it’s very positive,” said Ocon, emphasising that “it’s only race two of the year. There’s more for us to come as well. I’m pretty pleased with coming with that many points at the start of the season.”
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