We re exactly the same Esteban Ocon counters Fernando Alonso s claims of reliability issues for Alpine 14
We re exactly the same - Esteban Ocon counters Fernando Alonso s claims of reliability issues for Alpine #14 Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout
Fernando Alonso clocked the best start reaction time in Mexico City
Quick off the mark! Fernando Alonso clocked the best start reaction time in Mexico City Ocon rued that he too has suffered as many reliability issues as his Spanish teammate this year, countering Alonso's claims of reliability issues affecting only him. Ocon said: “Well, I scrapped my gearbox at Imola and the car at Silverstone. I also dropped out in Singapore. I also count together on my side. We both had problems. We’re exactly the same. I, too, have already used six drives.” Alpine chief Otmar Szafnauer confirmed that the team is not doing anything different in Fernando Alonso's case, and that his experience in 2022 was a result of sheer bad luck. Szafnauer said: “You always feel frustrated when you have to spare the car in the race. There was no risk and we already had the points in the bag, weren’t under pressure. That makes the defect all the more annoying. We had tried to keep him in the race somehow, but that didn’t work out. This engine would not have been used anyway. However, we do not yet know what the cause was. Could have been a spark plug or something else.”
We re exactly the same - Esteban Ocon counters Fernando Alonso s claims of reliability issues for Alpine #14
Fernando Alonso (left) and Esteban Ocon (right) wave to the crowd on the drivers parade before the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 30, 2022, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) Esteban Ocon claims isn't the only Alpine driver facing reliability issues in 2022. The two-time world champion lost more points to reliability issues at the 2022 F1 Mexican GP, retiring from the race instead of scoring solid points for the French team. Quick off the mark!Fernando Alonso clocked the best start reaction time in Mexico City
Quick off the mark! Fernando Alonso clocked the best start reaction time in Mexico City Ocon rued that he too has suffered as many reliability issues as his Spanish teammate this year, countering Alonso's claims of reliability issues affecting only him. Ocon said: “Well, I scrapped my gearbox at Imola and the car at Silverstone. I also dropped out in Singapore. I also count together on my side. We both had problems. We’re exactly the same. I, too, have already used six drives.” Alpine chief Otmar Szafnauer confirmed that the team is not doing anything different in Fernando Alonso's case, and that his experience in 2022 was a result of sheer bad luck. Szafnauer said: “You always feel frustrated when you have to spare the car in the race. There was no risk and we already had the points in the bag, weren’t under pressure. That makes the defect all the more annoying. We had tried to keep him in the race somehow, but that didn’t work out. This engine would not have been used anyway. However, we do not yet know what the cause was. Could have been a spark plug or something else.”