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Racing behind Charles Leclerc, Ocon and Gasly were consistently lapping at a pace quite similar to that of the reigning vice-world champion during the race.<\/p>\n<p>But with 10 laps to go, the two Normans slowed down their pace compared to that of the Mon\u00e9gasque, Szafnauer stating that he wanted to overtake the Ferraris, but the engineers proved him right.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab We were in the &#8220;no man&#8217;s land&#8221; for a while, then we slowed down the car. <b>We were conservative with the tires,<\/b> just to make sure they last until the end, he emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab I was hoping that we could move up a little more towards the Ferraris, but the engineers made the decision. \u00bb<\/p>\n<h2>Alpine will focus on race pace<\/h2>\n<p>After encouraging trials in Jeddah, where Gasly and Ocon showed a good race pace, Saturday seemed more complicated: the French drivers failed to qualify higher than P7 and P10.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab We need to look into the issue. We don&#8217;t run with light fuel on Fridays, so it&#8217;s not the amount of fuel we have in it, emphasizes the team manager. \u00ab We just need to analyze the situation and see where we can improve a bit on Sunday compared to Friday. \u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The French team boss, Omar Szafnauer, believes that his drivers could have played for P7 in Saudi Arabia, occupied by Charles Leclerc&#8217;s Ferrari. 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