Esteban Ocon: It was good to have a couple of weeks off for the summer season break to unwind and calm down. I used to be capable of spend some high quality time with family and friends, and recentre myself earlier than we head into the second a part of the season. We ended on a optimistic in Spa earlier than everybody headed house for the break, securing one other level scoring end and my better of the season thus far. It actually reveals the laborious work the crew has been placing in each trackside and on the factories to progress so far after a difficult begin to the season. Now the break is over, and we’re all able to get again racing!
The primary race again after a break at all times gives a superb feeling and the environment in Zandvoort is especially unbelievable. The dedication and power the Dutch followers carry to the weekend can actually inspire you as a driver. The circuit itself is a difficult one with its tight corners and excessive pace however I like racing round it. There may be little room for error so you need to be laser centered always and the alternatives for overtaking are restricted which signifies that qualifying will beimportant for us to take advantage of out of the weekend.
Pierre Gasly: It has been very nice to spend the final couple of weeks after Spa chilling out and enjoyable with my household and pals… and Canine! After a difficult first a part of the yr, the entire crew deserved time to change off and reset and time within the solar has undoubtedly helped. It was continuous from Bahrain to Belgium and through that point we progressed properly. Contemplating we had been on the again row on the first race, to point out the tempo we did in a number of the latest races is basically promising for the remainder of the season. It might have been good to have each vehicles within the high ten earlier than the break however our goal stays to repeatedly add efficiency to the automotive and hopefully get ourselves into Q3 and into the factors at as many races as we are able to.
It is sensible to be heading again to Zandvoort for the following parr of the season. Final yr was clearly an excellent weekend with a podium end and a busy race in combined situations. It is one thing I’ll look again on with nice recollections because it was my first Grand Prix podium with Alpine. We needed to work laborious for it, we made some daring and decisive calls that went our method, and, I have to say, we deserved it. I am an enormous fan of the old fashioned, tight and twisty tracks and this one is relentless. There is not any room for error which makes each lap thrilling for the drivers in addition to the wild Dutch followers. You possibly can overtake at this observe, however it is rather laborious so qualifying and technique are going to be essential. I am actually wanting ahead to getting again behind the wheel this weekend and going racing once more.
