Alpine Eyes Results Ocon to Debut Key Upgrades in Mexico

Alpine F1: Ocon hopes the upgrades will ‘work’ in Mexico

24/10/2024

Esteban Ocon anticipates Alpine F1’s upgrades will deliver promising results during their debut this weekend in Mexico.

Esteban Ocon is pleased with the progress Alpine F1 made in the United States following the introduction of upgrades in Austin. However, the Alpine F1 driver acknowledges that the team is still striving for better results.

“It’s not the easiest situation; we would definitely like to see better results. We are seeing progress with the upgrades and hope they will work just as well this weekend. You never know until you’ve tested them, but I always want to finish on a high with Alpine and score points,” Ocon said.

“The biggest challenge on this circuit is finding grip and getting the tyres to work. It’s a shock coming from a low-altitude track—you lose tons of grip. You also have to adjust to the breathing, but I’m fortunate to have trained at altitude in the past. Still, it’s a tough challenge that we face every year because it’s the highest speed we encounter.”

When asked about the track limits debate, Ocon is convinced that the main issue lies with the circuits: “I think the core problem is what’s off the track. As long as we have tarmac, we’ll continue having these discussions. You don’t hear about it in Monaco or Baku.”

“The Red Bull Ring found a good solution by adding gravel. We’ll always have discussions, and we’ll never reach full agreement. It’s a tough issue, but it’s just too easy to go off track with these circuits, and that’s something we need to address as a priority.”

Alpine F1 Ocon hopes the upgrades will 'work' in Mexico

Alpine Eyes Results: Ocon to Debut Key Upgrades in Mexico Alpine Eyes Results: Ocon to Debut Key Upgrades in Mexico

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Full 2025 F1 testing results

Carlos Sainz
1
CARLOS
SAINZ
Leader
Lewis Hamilton
2
LEWIS
HAMILTON
+0.031s
Charles Leclerc
3
CHARLES
LECLERC
+0.083s
George Russell
4
GEORGE
RUSSELL
+0.197s
Max Verstappen
5
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
+0.218s
Alex Albon
6
ALEX
ALBON
+0.302s
Kimi Antonelli
7
KIMI
ANTONELLI
+0.436s
Oscar Piastri
8
OSCAR
PIASTRI
+0.592s
Pierre Gasly
9
PIERRE
GASLY
+0.692s
Lance Stroll
10
LANCE
STROLL
+0.881s
Liam Lawson
11
LIAM
LAWSON
+0.904s
Jack Doohan
12
JACK
DOOHAN
+1.020s
Yuki Tsunoda
13
YUKI
TSUNODA
+1.149s
Isack Hadjar
14
ISACK
HADJAR
+1.327s
Fernando Alonso
15
FERNANDO
ALONSO
+1.352s
Esteban Ocon
16
ESTEBAN
OCON
+1.380s
Lando Norris
17
LANDO
NORRIS
+1.534s
Gabriel Bortoleto
18
GABRIEL
BORTOLETO
+1.709s
Nico Hulkenberg
19
NICO
HULKENBERG
+2.109s
Oliver Bearman
20
OLIVER
BEARMAN
+3.013s

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1
Mercedes
458
2
Haas
457
3
Racing Bulls
454
4
Alpine
405
5
Williams
395
6
Ferrari
382
7
McLaren
381
8
Sauber
354
9
Aston Martin
306
10
Red Bull
304
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