F1 GP Spain: Alpine seeks to establish itself in Barcelona

The Spanish Grand Prix measures Alpine’s progression. For the first time this season, the French team managed to sneak its two drivers into the top ten in the standings on a great Saturday for them at Montmeló. Tenth place for Fernando Alonso and a creditable fifth for Esteban Ocon, who is growing due to the difficulty of having a champion like Fernando by his side. The blue car continues to have the good rhythm of Portimao and faces the race this Sunday with the illusion of consecrating itself in the upper part of the middle area of the grid. The Portuguese Grand Prix was a turning point for Alpine. After two weekends in which the car’s performance had been disappointing, the improvements arrived and Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon were able to enjoy on the asphalt of a car with a pace similar to that of Ferrari and McLaren, something “unthinkable” in Bahrain , as the Asturian assured. A good pace that they are confirming in Barcelona in a Grand Prix that is key to Alpine’s aspirations. Despite the continuing problems in qualifying for Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon’s fifth place in the clock is very significant: between the two Ferraris and ahead of the McLaren of Ricciardo and Norris. And it is that the Alpine is being faster than the AlphaTauri of Gasly and Tsunoda, also that the Aston Martin of Vettel and Stroll or the Alfa Romeo of Raikkonen and Giovinazzi and will fight with being the fastest in the middle area of the grid, in the one that McLaren and Ferrari are the teams to beat. How they’ll line up on Sunday 👀 # SpanishGP 🇪🇸 # F1 pic.twitter.com/8037CV32KY – Formula 1 (@ F1) May 8, 2021 Esteban Ocon does not give up Few expected this great performance from Esteban Ocon in Alpine.The French rider signed his best classification of the season this Saturday with a fifth position that could have been even better, as a problem on his last lap prevented him from overtaking Charles Leclerc. Fernando Alonso’s teammate is emerging as one of the great revelations of this start to the World Championship and Alpine is confident that he will improve on the seventh place in Portugal, so the goal of the French team is to come out with a good handful of points from Barcelona. Although difficulties continue for Fernando Alonso in qualifying, he is confident that he will make a good start and can fight to be as high as possible. In a Grand Prix like the one in Barcelona, the start and the first laps are very important due to the difficulty of overtaking on the asphalt. The Spanish Grand Prix will measure Alpine’s improvement in the race this Sunday. The opportunity for Esteban Ocon is very good after signing the best classification so far this season. For his part, Fernando Alonso will try to sign a good start to fight to get as many points as possible and establish Alpine as one of the strongest teams in the middle of the grid.