Esteban Ocon concluded a productive opening day of running in Jeddah with the fourth fastest lap, a performance which, coupled with Pierre Gasly's P9, bodes well for Alpine. After enduring a comedy of errors in Bahrain, marked by multiple – and somewhat incomprehensible – penalties that destroyed his race, Ocon is looking to kick his season into gear in earnest in Saudi Arabia. And based on Alpine's form on Friday, Ocon's weekend is off to a flying start. "It’s nice to come back to a track like Jeddah as it’s a really fast and thrilling street circuit, which forces everyone to be on their toes at all times," he said after clocking in just 0.436s adrift from the session's...
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