The Bahrain pre-season testing report cards are out. While there is still one day to go for testing to conclude, the teams now have a fair idea of how their year’s extensive work in the factory has manifested itself. The fight of the best of the rest last season was more enthralling than that of Red Bull cruising to the world championship title. Alpine emerged victorious over McLaren. Keeping the momentum going, the Renault-owned outfit came into the testing session to try their machine and it hasn’t disappointed Esteban Ocon. He gave thumbs up to the progress but got tight-lipped when it came to disclosing their shortcoming if any.

Every team has its own benchmark to test itself during the testing session. It was combating porpoising for Mercedes. Similarly, for Alpine, it is to come closer to the top three teams. Alpine, who was recently ridiculed by Fernando Alonso for being happy to finish fourth, has fared well so far. Their drivers seem happy with what they have been handed and Ocon has declared that there are “almost no problems”.

As quoted by Motorsports Turkey, Ocon said, “We’ve almost completed our plans, we’ve set ourselves a direction of work. So there’s not much left. There’s nothing wrong with the car. We just had to make a few tweaks. It took a little longer than planned, but from now on everything is under our control.”

And not wanting to showcase the chink in the armor, he added, “The car is very stable at the corners. Of course we have some weaknesses, but we keep them to ourselves.” [Translated using Google]

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Ocon has remained silent on the shortcomings of his team. However, he hasn’t minced words about his synergy with his teammate.

Esteban Ocon silences the suspected rivalry with Pierre Gasly

The two Frenchmen of the French team have been expected to hatch out into a full-blown “civil war” due to the tumultuous history that the duo has shared. However, the veteran at Alpine, Esteban Ocon, has rubbished the rumors and wants to work together with Pierre Gasly to aid the team.

Ocon said, “I also think we complement each other pretty well right now in terms of feedback.”

He further added, “We will have a good season together. We will push the team forward and we will race at our best level to achieve great results.” [Translated using Google]

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With two days of Bahrain testing already underway, what is your prediction for Alpine? Do you think they can keep the crown of the best of the rest or even move forward from there?