Esteban Ocon has revealed that he is not surprised by Force India's current fourth place position in the Constructors' Championship, at the midpoint of a season that has seen the Silverstone-based team claim more than double the points of nearest rivals Williams.
Both Ocon and his team-mate Sergio Perez have constantly delivered strong results in their vivid pink VJM10s, and the Frenchman has so far scored points at every race except the Monaco Grand Prix, where he finished twelfth. When asked if Force India's form was surprising to him, Ocon said: "No, because the team is doing really great at the moment.
"They are bringing new parts all the time, new parts, like at this race we have a new front wing. So surprised, no, but it's also the amount of work they put in. The effort I put in the simulator as well, I'm always there at the factory most of the time. So I think with all that work I'm not really surprised. We push really hard for that."
Ocon singled out the Spanish Grand Prix as his favourite race of the season so far - and for good reason, since he recorded a best result of fifth at the Circuit de Catalunya: "For me as a driver, I would say Barcelona because it was my best result and also because the team came up on the fence, they were really shouting and happy," he revealed.
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