Esteban Ocon, a new nightmare weekend in Qatar
The Frenchman, starting last in the Qatar Grand Prix, had to retire at the first corner. He only has one more Grand Prix left with Alpine.
He can already think about something else. The Qatar Grand Prix ended very quickly for Esteban Ocon. The Frenchman had to throw in the towel at the first corner of the race. The Alpine driver was involuntarily involved in an accident with Nico Hülkenberg and Franco Colapinto.
Author of a very good start, he was hit by the Haas which slightly understeered. This first impact deflected him towards the Williams of the unlucky Argentine, who also had not asked for anything.
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This abandonment concluded a difficult weekend for Esteban Ocon. In the sprint qualifying, he did not make it past Q1. Despite a slight comeback in this race, he finished quite far behind. The actual qualifying session once again proved to be tough with a last place. And finally, to top it all off, the first corner accident.
Norman's end of season with Alpine is very difficult. Apart from his podium at the Brazilian Grand Prix, the different races in this last part of the championship have been very disappointing. There is only one more event left for Esteban Ocon to conclude his adventure with the French team.
