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The Alpine F1 Team comes away from Zandvoort with points on the board in a race where they were genuinely the fifth fastest team.This result showcased Alpine's competitiveness and marked a successful weekend for the team.
Gasly started and finished ninth after a strong showing in the Netherlands. He managed to hold some faster cars at bay in the opening stages, pitted a few laps later than his rivals and then used that tyre offset to overtake
Pierre Gasly: “It was such a fun race today and to come away with some points is always a nice feeling. I’m really happy with the progress we made as a team since Friday and, in the end, we managed to turn things around and come away as the best team after the top four. Off the line, I passed Fernando [Alonso] and Lance [Stroll] on the outside of Turn 1. That massively helped our race as I then had good track position and I could just manage the race and look after the tyres. After the pit-stop we had some overtakes to make and I had confidence in the car to brake and keep a good line on the outside of Turn 1. There were some exciting moves out there and we’ve come away with two points as a result. We are continuing to show signs of progress and hopefully we can keep that going.”
Ocon couldn’t quite enjoy his outing as much, as like many others, his race was marred by both being in a DRS train and also blue flags.
Esteban Ocon: “It’s a weekend for us to learn from as I came here with different expectations. Overall, a tricky race day and a tough weekend in general. Finishing in fifteenth was our end position and all I could achieve with cars ahead and traffic throughout on a track that is tough for overtaking. It is important for us to understand why we struggled here in particular and where we can improve, which we will do together as a team. On the other side, there are some positives to take away from Zandvoort where Pierre showed good pace and managed to score useful points for the team. We only have a couple of days to turn things around and come back stronger next week at Monza. I am looking forward to racing there again and see what some of the track changes might bring.”
