“A dream come true”– 6’1 Esteban Ocon is excited for special career first at his home race

Tanish Chachra | 22/07/2022
"A dream come true"– 6'1 Esteban Ocon is excited for special career first at his home race

Esteban Ocon will be having his own grandstand at the Paul Ricard for the French Grand Prix and he looks forward to it.

The 6’1 inch F1 driver, Esteban Ocon will be an ultimate French representation for this weekend at Paul Ricard. The 25-year-old is himself a Frenchman and competing for a French team.

So, it’s apparent that his countrymen will be rooting for him. This year, Ocon is even more excited for his home race as he will be having his own grandstand at the circuit.

Therefore, he is looking forward to the special career first tribute to him by his own country. For him, this acknowledgement is a dream come true.

“There isn’t a feeling quite like racing in your own country and seeing the passion of the home fans when arriving to the circuit, or, in the grandstands when driving past,” Ocon explained ahead of the event.

“I’ll also have my own grandstand this weekend which is a first for me and a dream come true. I know the atmosphere will be amazing in the ‘Esteban Ocon Grandstand’ and throughout the grounds in what is a sold-out race weekend.”

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Esteban Ocon: The reliable lieutenant at Alpine

The young race driver joined Alpine at the start of the 2020 season after a heartbreaking snub by Racing Point (now Aston Martin). Now, over the last couple of years, he has been highly reliable with his services.

That’s why Alpine last year rewarded him with a three-year-long contract that stands till 2024. So, for the foreseeable future, Ocon will be competing in F1 with the same team.

Moreover, Alpine has always aspired to be a championship contesting side. But they have failed to be at the top for various reasons ever since they returned to F1.

Nevertheless, Alpine is surely making strides in its development and in with the upcoming engine regulations, they can progress in the grid. And Ocon seems to be a driver that has the potential to compete for the title.

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Post Edited By: Samriddhi Jaiswal
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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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