Alonso: Good riddance, says Ocon

Esteban Ocon admits delight at Fernando Alonso’s departure from Alpine, the Frenchman insisting that he did 98% of the event work on the automobile.

As soon as it was clear he was heading to Aston Martin, Fernando Alonso started making clear that he was removed from pleased with Alpine, not least the truth that in his eyes he was struggling extra reliability points than his teammate.

After all, the Spaniard has historical past. Although undoubtedly one of many most interesting drivers to grace the game he’s equally identified for his political machinations behind the scenes, not least at McLaren the place he was the catalyst that introduced the Spygate saga to mild.

Nevertheless, now he has left Alpine, teammate Esteban Ocon has wasted no time in bidding “au revoir” to the Spaniard, or ought to that be “good riddance”?

Following their clashes throughout the Dash at Interlagos, each drivers have been warned that any repeats would see them changed. Fortunately, the pair received by means of the next day’s Grand Prix with none incidents.

Requested if he could be in search of to finish the season on good phrases together with his teammate, Ocon stated: “No, not likely. I do not want. It is yet another race then it is over, lastly!”

Per week later in Abu Dhabi, he opened as much as the French media.

“After all, I used to be dissatisfied that his feedback have been made within the press and never internally,” stated the Frenchman. “We did not have any discussions about any of that.

“I’ll maintain the respect I’ve for him,” he added. “It is good that he will Aston Martin and that we’re going our personal manner.

“Truthfully, the work was 98 p.c on my again and a pair of p.c on his,” he continued. “I used to be overworked. I did all the event on the simulator, the advertising journeys.”

After all, like Alonso, Ocon has historical past by way of teammates, simply ask Sergio Perez, and plenty of are already anticipating fireworks when Pierre Gasly arrives, the 2 having loved a fractious relationship ever since they first encountered each other in karts.