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Ocon banking on new engine to boost performance at Spa

Esteban Ocon hopes a fresh power unit installed in the back of his R.S.20 for next week's Belgian Grand Prix will help him bridge the performance gap to Renault teammate Daniel Ricciardo. Except for the Styrian Grand Prix where he qualified P5, Ocon has been outpaced by Ricciardo in qualifying at all races this season and scored four points less than the Aussie. In Spain last weekend, the Frenchman was never a force to be reckoned with among the midfield runners although the same could be said of his teammate. Renault has therefore decided to allocate for Spa a new engine and gearbox to Ocon to help him reduce the deficit to Ricciardo. "Qualifying in fifth in my second Grand Prix was...
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