Esteban Ocon, who returned to Formula 1 this season with Renault, will face Fernando Alonso in 2021. The Spaniard remains one of the world benchmarks and will be a top-flight team-mates. But the French have not the slightest fear.
Esteban Ocon is a calm pilot. However, the Frenchman is preparing to face a famous piece for the 2021 season. Renault, which will become Alpine, has hired Fernando Alonso, double F1 world champion, for a resounding return to the queen discipline.
In an interview with InsideF1, Ocon said he has no fear of being Alonso’s teammate. “I am not Stoffel Vandoorne”, first launched the French, a little for free given his season spent in the shadow of Daniel Ricciardo. “I don’t know exactly what happened at the time there (during their time at McLaren, in 2017-18), but I don’t intend to suffer the same fate as the Belgian. I’m afraid of nobody and therefore not of Fernando Alonso. Of course he’s a great driver, like Daniel this year, but I’m not afraid of the comparison. If that was the case, I should stop F1 “, he continued.
During his stint in F1, Vandoorne suffered a series of setbacks against a formidable Alonso. Constantly tamed in qualifying, he had pocketed only 12 small units. Ocon, author of a magnificent second place in Sakhir, has been dominated by Ricciardo this year, with 13 finishes behind the Australian in 17 races. Ricciardo will be aligned with McLaren in 2021. Faced with a very talented Alonso in politics, it promises to be just as complicated.
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