F1 | Alpine, Ocon comes close to Q3: “There are many positive aspects”
“Let's start from the clean side of the grid, this can give us a good chance,” he concluded
Esteban Ocon came close to making it into Q3, and tomorrow he will start from eleventh position in the Bahrain Grand Prix, the first race of the new era of Formula 1. The Frenchman is however satisfied with his and Alpine's work, also because the difficulties are There were many during the tests, but even this weekend he personally struggled to find the right confidence with the A522, and tomorrow the possibility of scoring in the points is far from over.
“First of all it's a great feeling to be back in qualifying mode and give my all – Ocon began. At the start of the session we knew it would be tough, especially getting into Q3. We lacked a bit of pace over the weekend, but today we improved and missing the top ten by such a narrow margin is frustrating, but there are many positive aspects to take into consideration. We have a new set of tires available for tomorrow, we start from the clean side of the grid so this should give us the chance to have an exciting race."
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