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Fernando made a fast start from third on the grid to leapto second before colliding with Lewis Hamilton into Les Combes. Fortunately,minimal damage was sustained to his A522 and he was able to continue the race.Esteban made a sensible start and did well to stay out of trouble as he mademoves towards the points-scoring positions.
Both drivers were on a two-stop strategy – Fernando withtwo stints on Mediums before switching to Hards – with Esteban on aMedium-Hard-Medium plan.
Esteban made two double overtakes – one into the finalchicane – the other in the closing stages of the race on Sebastian Vettel andPierre Gasly into Les Combes to jump from ninth to seventh.
The team remains fourth in the Constructors’ Championship,passing the 100-point mark on 115 points heading into the second race of thetriple header next weekend in Zandvoort.
Esteban Ocon, started P16, finished P7: “What away to wrap up what’s been a fantastic weekend for the team. The car was fast, andI personally had a lot of fun out there racing today, especially with thosedouble overtakes. Well done to the team for their work this weekend, we can allbe proud of ourselves. I was feeling confident all race and the car felt greatand who knows what could’ve happened if we had started further up the road! Weleave Spa satisfied, knowing it was a job well done, as well as a good haul ofpoints for the team to extend our fourth position in the Constructors’Championship. Bring on Zandvoort.”
Fernando Alonso, started P3, finished P5: “I amhappy with the result today with fifth place. Our performance shows that we areconsistently ahead in the midfield. It’s clear that when we execute our raceswell, these are the results we can expect to score. We were also handed alittle gift with the penalty to Charles [Leclerc] at the end, but we’ll takeit. The incident with Lewis [Hamilton] was also unfortunate, but it’s a racingincident and the car seemed fine despite the contact. We can look back and bevery pleased with our weekend here with more points scored in bothchampionships as we look ahead to Zandvoort next.”
Otmar Szafnauer, Team Principal:“We can beexceptionally pleased with our performance in today’s race. Taking a sweet sixteenpoints after starting from third and sixteenth on the grid is a very goodeffort and certainly deserved. It was a busy race for the drivers who did wellto come away unscathed after an entertaining opening few laps. Fernando wasunfortunate to collide with Lewis [Hamilton] on the opening lap and it waslucky he did not sustain too much damage. Esteban too had to be sensible totake advantage of some opportunities in front, which allowed him to pushtowards the points-scoring positions. It was great to see both of our driversenjoying some brilliant wheel to wheel racing at times and it was equallypleasing to see some fantastic overtakes throughout. It’s been anotherbrilliant event for the fans who will enjoy returning to Belgium next year,which is very good news for Formula 1. We’ll reflect on today’s race, assesswhere we can continue to improve, and head to Zandvoort ready to do it all overagain!”
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