“Really, the indicators have been there already simply earlier than the shutdown and simply after with a bit of little bit of momentum. Zandvoort, my first race, they made me look good getting some extent there. Then we had a tough couple of races which type of confirmed the true image of a few of our limitations within the staff with the automobile and our efficiency.
“I believe Austin with an improve confirmed we have a little bit of tempo there, and that was a little bit of a tough one as a result of we left empty-handed after a great qualifying. However these final couple of occasions, it has been very nice to point out we now have acquired some tempo.
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“We have been all a bit of bit wounded after Baku, when a competitor [Williams] acquired fairly a couple of factors, and credit score to them and the job they’re doing, nevertheless it’s good in the present day to have our personal robust consequence as properly.”
Previous to that closing restart, Ocon appeared to be holding a good hole to Verstappen in P1 – however might the Frenchman have held on and gained the race?
“I used to be barely dissatisfied when Max breezed previous, I am not going to lie!” Oakes conceded. “Individuals will say you want a actuality test, however clearly you do that job since you need to win. You do not flip up since you do not need to [win]. No person likes strolling to the again of the grid.
“These previous few weekends, we’re transferring ahead. However I believe within the race in the present day, there have been moments the place I assumed, ‘Okay, we will do that,’ however you must additionally say Max is phenomenal. In these circumstances, he’s one other stage.
