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Esteban Ocon has admitted that Alpine must improve its race pace to match its one-lap speed despite bagging the team’s first point in 2024 in the Miami Grand Prix. The Anglo-French marque has regressed this season as it has combated an overweight and underdeveloped A524 car, which has been derived from a new concept. But […]
The Anglo-French marque faced setbacks this season due to an overweight and underdeveloped A524 car based on a new concept. Despite this, updates were introduced to reduce the excessive weight, and Ocon managed a strong 10th place finish in Miami. He sees this single point as a valuable reward for the team and a motivation to keep progressing. Ocon appreciates the positive steps taken considering their low starting positions in Bahrain a few races ago. He acknowledged the engine clipping issues persisting from qualifying but believes Alpine is stronger in single-lap performance than race pace.
