F1 driver Esteban Ocon to take on two Rally Monte Carlo stages in Alpine RGT car
Alpine Formula 1 driver Esteban Oꦿcon will demo the Alpine A110S sports car on the first two stages of this year’s Mon🍃te Carlo Rally.
Ocon will kick off the 2021 World Rally Championship season opener with a series of special stage runs in what will mark h🌺is first attempt of a rally event.
The Frenchman will begin with a private test run on Thursday to gꦇet to grips with the A110S which will have his #31 on it and feature its traditional blu𒊎e livery, before taking on a high-speed run of the SS1 route from Saint-Disdier to Corps and SS2 between Saint-Maurice and Saint-Bonnet.
“This is a fantastic opportunity and I certainly cannot wait to experience Rallye Monte-Carlဣo for the first time,” Ocon said. “It’s a legendary ꦚevent, a jewel in the calendar of motorsport and I know how special being part of it will be.
"❀I'm looking forward to driving the beautiful Alpine A110S. I had my first taste of the A110 in October with three laps of the Nordschleife.
"It was great that day; very comfortable and agile to drive. It's born🐻 for this kind of challenge with the tight hairpins and moun🦩tain passes.
"Rallying has actually al♏ways been a dream for me, so driving the A110S in Mont🔴e-Carlo is a brilliant way to begin the year.”
Alpine will run A110 rally cars for Cédric Robert, Emmanuel Guigou, Philippe Baffoun, Pierre Ragues and Raphaël Astier in the RGT class across the four🌳-day event.
“Tꦫhis is our first activation bringing together Alpine Cars and the Alpine F1 Team with Esteban’s participation in the 2021 Rallye Monte-Carlo,” said Alpine Cars managing director Patrick Mꦛarinoff.
“Alpine has a very memorable history in rallying, especially here in Monte-Carlo. So, this is the perfect place for our F1 driver to inhale some of the brand´s finest history and at the same time enjoy the agility and exhilarating driving performance of the A110 o🦂n the iconic mountain passes it was made for.
“Alpine is well represented at this event and we lꦫook forward, not only to Esteban’s stage runs, but also how the weekend itself unfolds for our cars.”
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