Esteban Ocon says his Alpine team performed flawlessly for the duration of a Monaco Grand Prix weekend that the Frenchman concluded on the third step of the podium. Ocon was able to fend off attacks from Ferrari's Carlos Sainz in the first half of the race, although a contact between the pair at the Nouvelle Chicane nearly ended both drivers' afternoon. The Alpine charger was among those that made two pitstops in the action-packed event, first switching from mediums to hards after 33 laps and then changing to intermediates 20 laps later when light rain set in. After the race, a jubilant Ocon congratulated his Alpine crews for a job well done from start to finish, including the team's...
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