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Ocon hopes tyre strategy can bring Alpine back into Japan points
Esteban Ocon is hopeful that a different tyre strategy will help the Alpine team secure a points-paying position in the Japanese Grand Prix. Ocon qualified in 14th place, behind both AlphaTauri cars and Alex Albon’s Williams. This is the ninth time this season that Ocon has failed to make it through to Q3. His teammate, Pierre Gasly, also missed out and will start in 12th. Ocon expressed disappointment at the lack of progress made from Friday to Saturday, but mentioned that their tyre allocation differs from some other teams, as they saved more of their tyres during qualifying. Ocon believes this could give them an advantage during the race, which is expected to have multiple pit stops, and hopes it will lead to a good result.
Source: RacingNews 365
