Esteban Ocon hopes that the podium in Monaco is the first of a long list this season

Esteban Ocon hopes that the Alpine team can harness the momentum from their podium finish at the Monaco Grand Prix to keep moving forward and maximize the car’s performance. After a challenging start to the season for the French outfit, Alpine outperformed McLaren in Monaco to extend their lead in the battle for fifth place.

The Alpine team had set the goal of staying consistent and finishing in 4th place in the constructors’ standings, but the incredible performance gain by Aston Martin has already created a significant gap for Alpine in the standings.

However, after the Monaco race, Otmar Szafnauer praised the current performance of the car, estimating that Alpine can compete with the “top 4” on the grid.

Before the Spanish Grand Prix, Ocon was interviewed about his podium and the team’s chances of doing even better in 2023.

“I think it was clear that we were not satisfied with how the season had started, we were struggling and not scoring enough points compared to our performance,” Ocon told the media in a press conference.

But we never stopped believing in it, we never stopped working as we should, to try to bring this car as high as possible, and nothing has changed on that side and everyone has given their utmost to make it happen.

(e) Everyone in the team deserves what happened last weekend. All the hard work has paid off, and it shows that we can be there, and it gives everyone more desire to continue, he continued.

Now that we have tasted the podium, that’s why I say we must always aim to start again. I hope this will be the first of a long list this season.

I don’t say that’s what’s going to happen, but I trust Laurent Rossi and Luca de Meo’s plan, they are very competitive people and I totally agree with the plan of the 100 races they have put in place.