Ocon benefitted from a chaotic wet weather start in Budapest to surge to the lead after a restart, as leader Lewis Hamilton pitted. Ocon kept his cool and led the entire race to take his maiden grand prix victory, holding off Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel and Hamilton.
It was one of several standout races for Alpine, which also included a podium for team-mate Fernando Alonso in Qatar, as it defeated AlphaTauri in the battle for fifth place in the constructors’ championship.
Ocon thinks taking his first-ever win not only steeled his self-belief, but has also taken away some pressure from the rest of his Enstone team.
“Yeah, it’s a great feeling and I’m also glad we’ve got that away also for the team,” Ocon said.
“Obviously, it’s the first win since the Renault comeback in the new era of Formula 1, so next time hopefully soon that we are going to be in that position, we know how it feels. We don’t have as much pressure; we can just do our job and make it happen.”
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