Esteban Ocon vows to switch to “war mode” for 2024: “No life, flat out, only racing”

Alpine driver Esteban Ocon has issued a warning to his F1 rivals as he looks to bounce back from an underwhelming 2023 campaign, vowing to switch to “war mode”.
Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team. Formula 1 Testing, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Tuesday.
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Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team. Formula 1 Testing, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Tuesday…

Ocon was beaten by new teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly in the drivers’ championship.

While only four points did separ🦂ate them at the end of the season, Oc🌱on had the lion share of the bad luck.

However💦, in the second half of the year, Gasly was consistently the quicker of the two Alpines, particularly over one lap.

Reflecting on the season, Ocon said: “No, I think there have been some very good things, some very goo𓄧d opportunities that we took, but the con💖sistency overall hasn't been there. We had too many DNFs.

“That has cost us. I think it'𓆉s nine DNFs almost in total, probably the most of any drivers. 

“If you remove the issue we have with the gearbox in Singapore, the contact with Oscar in Austin, 🌺we could have been in the top 10 in the championship, so 💟that's where it's really a bit of a wasted opportunity.”

Josh Peckett (GBR) Alpine F1 Team Race Engineer with Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team. Formula 1 Testing, Yas Marina
Josh Peckett (GBR) Alpine F1 Team Race Engineer with Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team…

Looking ahead to 2024, Ocon plans t⛦o restart training a week before Christmas beforeꦍ fully focusing on racing in the new year.

"I think 17th of December, that's when I will restart training. So, that's until Christmas,” he added. “Almost a week. Then from 2nd of Jan until the first test, I will be back fully into training camp. I'm going to be doing it the way ꩲI was doing in 2022, which is no life, flat out, only racing.

“We've been doing a lot of different things and activations outside the track this year. That's going to change ne༒xt year. Back to war mode and fully focused on the racing side. 

“But yeah, as I said, 17th of December, before that there's going to be the Christmas party of the team. Thereꦰ's going to be some simuℱlator work, the test going on. 

“I'm going to be able to have a coಞuple of days seeing my fa﷽mily that I haven't seen for a while. We're going to have some good times with friends as well.”

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