Are OCON's podiums a warning shot for ALONSA?

When it's Esteban Ocon as the second crossed the finish line VN Sakhir, could not hold back tears of happiness. Last but not least, it can be young French, who has experienced quite a few disappointments in his career, is looking forward to his first steps. And the whole team rejoiced with him Renault.

Also Cyril Abiteboul stressed after the penultimate race of the season: “I am really happy for Esteban, we had success with Daniel Ricciard, but he is leaving us and it was important that we also celebrate success with Esteban, who will be racing for us next year as well. We felt that the podium was within reach, but for various reasons as well as reliability issues, which was not his fault, we were not able to climb the podium with him until this race. But this time everything fit and finally he too can look forward to such great success."

43 years old the team boss, however, adds that it is second place 24-year-old the team racer also fired a warning shot for his new teammate Fernanda Alonsa, a returnee to Formula 1. "This result of Esteban's was really very important, because it shows Fernando what he will be dealing with next year.”In terms of fifth place Ricciardo, so it is Abiteboul self-critically explained: “I have a feeling that more could be achieved and given the fight in the construction championship, this is a great pity. But at Esteban, we squeezed out all the potential and it deserved that success. Nothing has been decided yet, we will do our best until the end."