Esteban Ocon said he felt that he had repaid a debt to his Alpine team mate Fernando Alonso by helping the former two-time world champion finish on the podium in Qatar. It's the first time in seven years that the 40-year-old Spaniard has been in the top three at the end of a race. Ocon himself claimed his maiden F1 race victory this summer in Hungary, with Alonso playing a significant part in that outcome by helping to hold up the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton at a crucial stage of the race. Read also: Brawn hails Alonso's Qatar podium - 'He's in his element!!' The situation was reversed in Qatar last weekend, with Ocon thwarting Red Bull's Sergio Perez in the closing laps helping Alonso hold...
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