“It’s just disgusting,” Esteban Ocon reacts to his retirement in Hungary

The impact was violent. Esteban Ocon’s Alpine took off at the first turn following the accident caused by Guanyu Zhou. When the car touched the ground again at the Hungaroring, the seat of the Alpine broke, revealed the Frenchman, speaking to Canal + microphone.

The tricolor did not hide his disappointment in the mixed zone. « Disappointed to do so few laps, well, just the start. It’s the consequences of starting so far back. It’s a bit sad. It’s just sickening. »

A broken seat

Alpine remains without scoring any points for a second consecutive Grand Prix. Meanwhile, McLaren continues to accumulate points. The British team secured provisional second and third places at the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Esteban Ocon plans to bounce back in Belgium, on the Spa circuit that he enjoys. « We will be able to make up for it, we hope to have a good race before the holidays. »

This is the third double retirement of the Alpine team this season in 11 races.