Esteban Ocon says Alpine will need to extract the maximum from its car in qualifying to give itself more margin to achieve a top-ten finish on race day. Although Fernando Alonso lined up P9 in Bahrain, Ocon launched his race from a lowly 16th after a yellow flag hindered his final hot lap in Q1. The Frenchman gained a few positions at the outset of last Sunday's race but was ultimately unable to break into the top ten. Ocon believes it will be crucial moving forward for Alpine to perform better on Saturdays. "I think if we started further up the road, I think we would be fighting for points, for sure," said the Alpine driver. "I fought with the Aston Martin of Vettel today...
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