Jul.8 Fernando Alonso is now fully up to speed at Alpine, according to the team's executive director Marcin Budkowski. On the face of it, it means Esteban Ocon has now lost his status as the Renault-owned team's fastest driver. Ocon, 24, left Austria last weekend suspecting there may in fact be something wrong with his car. 'The difference is just too big. There is definitely something that is not working properly,' said the Frenchman. However, Budkowski is not so sure. 'He (Ocon) was never far away,' he is quoted by Spain's AS newspaper. 'Despite his enormous experience, even a driver like Fernando had to get used to dealing with tyre temperatures and many other details that greatly...
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