Alpine found a small issue with Esteban Ocon's car, but could not have predicted his dramatic return to form which followed. After agreeing a new three-year deal, Ocon's form tailed off quite dramatically but neither he nor Alpine were sure of the cause. Alpine's executive director Marcin Budkowski confirmed that during a major overhaul of Ocon's car before the British Grand Prix, a small issue was found in the front suspension – but he would be very surprised if that was behind the sudden loss of pace. After back-to-back Q1 eliminations, suddenly at Silverstone Ocon was back on form and in Q3 after this in-depth work on the A521, while Ocon then took his first career victory at the...
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