Formula 1 | GP China, Alpine one step away from the points zone

THEAlpine has never been so close to the points this season as in Chinese Grand Prix. Yesterday, a Shanghai, Ocon e gasly they finished in eleventh and thirteenth position, with the French ex Mercedes just 2.3 seconds away Hulkenberg, excellent tenth. There A524 of #31 was updated with a package brought earlier than expected, and the improvements were still evident, given the final position. As for Pierre, all in all the performance wasn't bad, considering the car still without developments (they will arrive in Miami, ed.) and the general competitiveness of the single-seater demonstrated in these first five races.

“As expected, today was a fast-paced race with a lot of action and close battles, which was really fun – said Ocon after yesterday's race. Overall, we managed the race and the tires well. The positive thing is that we were more competitive here, and we were close to the points, just missing it, despite it being the best result of the season. We made a small step forward in terms of performance this weekend and the new parts the team brought to the track worked as expected. Thanks to the guys in the team for speeding up with the updates, but we need to continue to improve to stay in the fight for the points in the next races, starting with Miami in two weeks."

“We must be encouraged by the result in Shanghai, considering the performances achieved so far – Gasly said. The race was interesting, but we lost time in some areas. However, I am happy to have recovered some positions. We learned many things from this weekend: there is a lot to analyze and understand, we will focus in the next few days on the next race in Miami, where I will also have the updates and the new package. Until then, the team will continue to work hard to return to the positions we most deserve."