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Alonso ‘came alive' while Ocon ‘went backwards'

It was a day of contrasting fortunes at Alpine, as Fernando Alonso said his car 'came alive' after his pit stop, while team-mate Esteban Ocon struggled at his home race. Both Alpine cars had looked relatively competitive as they qualified P9 and P11 respectively, but while Alonso was able to make progress in the race, Ocon said his tyres degraded quickly and 'went backwards'. Alonso added that his confidence is increasing all the time after his return and, while he admitted the high tyre degradation was a shock to every driver, he managed to come home a creditable P8 in the team's home race. “It was tricky,' Alonso told reporters after the race. 'The start was very good, recovered three...
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