Alpine sporting director Alan Permane has gone out on a limb ahead of next weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, to claim that the Enstone squad will perform better than Mercedes in Barcelona in the wake of its strong weekend in Monaco. . Esteban Ocon was in the fight for pole position in Saturday's thrilling shootout in the Principality, but ultimately qualified fourth behind Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc. However, a flawless performance by the Frenchman in challenging conditions coupled with impeccable execution by his team delivered a well-deserved P3 podium to the pair on Sunday, while Pierre Gasly added to Alpine's haul of points with a seventh-place finish. Permane was...
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