The French Esteban Ocon (Alpine), who won this Sunday the Hungarian Grand Prix, the eleventh of the World Cup, achieved his first win in Formula One, he wanted to give “congratulations to” his partner, the double Spanish world champion Fernando Alonso, because “this victory is also” owed “to him.”
Ocon, 24, won ahead of the German Sebastian vettel (Aston Martin) and English Lewis hamilton (Mercedes) -new leader of the World Championship- a race in which his partner, the double Asturian world champion, which ended fifth after another masterful performance in which he blocked the seven-time British champion’s Mercedes for more than ten laps with his Alpine, preventing him from improving the final third place.
“What a moment, this is amazing, I cannot describe how good I feel to achieve this victory, which is my first in F1; and Renault’s first since he returned to Formula One “, Ocon declared as soon as he got out of the car at the Hungaroring.
“What can I say; congratulations to Fernando, because I also owe this victory to him. fantastic job, for the benefit of the team, “said Ocon, who is now eleventh in the World Championship with 39 points, three more than the Asturian rider, elected” Driver of the Day “in the last race before the holiday break in the premier class.
“Fernando has done a great job, like the whole team, whom I want to thank for all the trust and faith they have had in me”; Ocon said. “The team believed and now we are gradually getting to the place where we have to be; Vettel put a lot of pressure on me, but I held on as long as I could and in the end here is the victory, “said the Frenchman, born 24 years ago in Evreux, who when asked again about his Asturian teammate pointed out that” it is sensational to work with him ” . “Fernando is fantastic to work with, he has been since the beginning of the season; We have worked very hard to move the team forward, “he said.
“A lot of people had told me things about him, but everything was wrong, because Fernando is a great guy, “said Ocon, who said he will not celebrate tonight in Budapest, because he flies” home soon “, but admitted that he will have” a great Monday. ”