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Ocon felt he could have done zero-stop strategy

Esteban Ocon says he could have reached the end of Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix using the Medium tyres with which he started. Ocon was the last of the drivers to make their mandatory pit stop during the race as he preserved his set of Medium tyres for the first 53 of 66 laps prior to coming in for Softs. The Frenchman ended up emerging from the pits ahead of team-mate Daniel Ricciardo in eighth but was unable to make substantial gains on those in front. “It was a pretty decent race,” Ocon said. “Pretty crazy at the start. The lights were red, and as soon as they got red the rain started to drop. “So I was like ‘wow, it is good timing’. So [a] very slippery couple of...
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