The tall man returned to the paddock Formula 1. On tire testing Pirelli it's in Abu Dhabi Estebena Ocon celebrated his return. The Frenchman is after two years of playing for the team Force India missed this year’s season in which he served as the team’s reserve racer Mercedes Benz, in season 2020 however, he will once again drive for the team as a permanent racer Renault. Now his former employer Mercedes Benz allowed him to already in Abu Dhabi sitting in a race car of the French factory team. Or with will be for Renault tested both days. He finished the first after 77 rounds, his fastest lap time 1: 39.962 minutes however, it was enough for eighth place.
"It was a fantastic feeling to be back. Before today, I was so excited as I had been waiting for this day for months. Now that moment has finally come,”Was all in all a returnee to Formula 1. "The first impression was good, the team received me very warmly. This was the first time with Renault. It was quite tense and exciting. And everything went smoothly, so I’m very pleased.”For Ozone At the time of his return, fundamental things were initially in the spotlight, mainly because of his height (Or with namely, it is high 1,86 meters) - seat calibration. But this v Renault it wasn’t a big deal at all. “My position in this car is better," so Or with by comparison with Mercedes. “Nico and Daniel are taller than Valtteri and Lewis."
Otherwise the biggest difference did not exist in the field of racing. “It was easy to get to know all the people and work with them. Because everything is different here. This will take the most time. That we all get to know each other and understand each other perfectly. You always have a lot to say on the first day. This is also the most complicated and you also need to focus on it.”Excluding this realization, it is at Ocons the return was mainly about getting rid of it rust one-year break. "I focused myself on finding my own speed again. It’s nice to be able to get back into the day-to-day business again. And here, for me, everything is new anyway. I simply tried to work on the big details first, only then on the small ones. In the afternoon I got closer and closer to the limit and the feeling was great."
Last but not least Ocon - as with other colleagues - on the first test everything revolved around new tires. "We did both, namely to get back on speed and to work on new tires. What I can say about the latter is that there is not such a big difference compared to 2018," so Or with for colleagues from Motorsport-Magazine.com. However Renault the first day of testing was not devoted to longer distances, but to shorter ones. But something is definitely certain: Huge differences in view tires 2020 - due to a test at work Pirelli with a race car Mercedes Benz Ocon also knows the tires of this season - in his opinion it is not. “It will never be like night and day, but there are some differences."
Za Ozone however, the biggest difference is in the possibility that he was able to take this test at all. “This is crucial as it will help me a lot. Because you come to the first tests before the new season in February next year with a certain advantage. because your seat in the car is already measured and you know the processes in the team. It’s good that I got this opportunity. Because I didn’t have a lot of racing practice this year and if I had passed the first test only in February, I would have been in a subordinate position. Because of this, these two test days are a good starting point."
