in this 2022 Fernando Alonso He has had enough of seeing mechanical problems in his car. Too many lost points that have prevented him from fighting near the top of the table. His adventure in Alpine is over and he is now beginning a new phase with Aston Martin.
But the messages continue. Now it’s been Esteban Ocon the one who has spoken about the problems that Alpine has suffered, stating that everyone in the team already knew that this could happen. “The team’s strategy was always to have a fast engine to have a car competitive and aggressiveinstead of finishing the races in the back”, comments the Frenchman.
“That was the objective, because the regulation is frozen, and we wanted to press from the beginning. That, obviously, raises reliability issues“, says Ocon in statements collected by ‘Racing News 365’.
And he affirms that the team (that is, it includes Alonso) knew what could happen: “We knew what awaited us. Obviously yes, we both lost some points, but we are still fourth in the championship.”
Because despite these reliability problems and all the points lost, Ocon is very happy with his year: “It has been a good season on a personal level, and also from the perspective of the team. At first, we didn’t start where we wanted to be. We were behind Haas and Alfa Romeo, and our car was not working in the best way.”
“Quickly, I found out where the problems were, we told the team and they managed to translate that into updates that really helped. With that understanding, and at the same time improvements coming, I really feel like I’ve stepped up,” he said. the French.
Ocon changes teammate for 2023. Pierre Gasley landed in Alpine with the very complicated mission of fighting against the performance that Alonso had given up to now.