Esteban Ocon: It was good to have just a few weeks off for the summer season break to unwind and chill out. I used to be in a position to 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 dwelling for the break, securing one other level scoring end and my better of the season thus far. It really reveals the exhausting work the workforce 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 all the time 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 velocity however I really like racing round it. There’s little room for error so you must be laser centered always and the alternatives for overtaking are restricted which implies 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 buddies… and Canine! After a difficult first a part of the yr, the entire workforce deserved time to modify off and reset and time within the solar has undoubtedly helped. It was continuous from Bahrain to Belgium and through that point we progressed effectively. Contemplating we had been on the again row on the first race, to point out the tempo we did in a few of the current races is de facto promising for the remainder of the season. It could have been good to have each automobiles within the prime ten earlier than the break however our goal stays to constantly 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 good to be heading again to Zandvoort for the following parr of the season. Final yr was clearly an awesome weekend with a podium end and a busy race in combined circumstances. It is one thing I’ll look again on with nice reminiscences because it was my first Grand Prix podium with Alpine. We needed to work exhausting for it, we made some daring and decisive calls that went our means, and, I have to say, we deserved it. I am a giant 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 may overtake at this monitor, however it is vitally exhausting so qualifying and technique are going to be crucial. I am actually trying ahead to getting again behind the wheel this weekend and going racing once more.