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Alpine’s Esteban Ocon is eager to see Fernando Alonso continue as his teammate for the 2023 season, praising how well they’ve worked together.

While Ocon is a long-term deal that will see him stay at Alpine until, at least, the end of 2024, Alonso’s contract with the French team comes to an end at the conclusion of the 2022 season.

An extension of the partnership is yet to be confirmed, although Alonso has made it clear his intention is to stay in Formula 1 next season – regardless of whether Alpine want him or not.

Ocon is eager to see Alonso stay on as his teammate, saying that he is enjoying the partnership immensely. Ocon and Alonso’s rivalry as teammates has led to some spicy on-track battles, such as in Saudi Arabia this year, but last weekend’s race in Canada was an example of there being a camaraderie between the pair as Ocon slowed up to help Alonso get his ailing car across the finishing line in seventh place.

“Being a teammate of Fernando is great,” Ocon said, in an interview with DAZN.

While Alonso is infamous for being difficult to work with in the past, the Spaniard’s time away from Formula 1 where he raced in the World Endurance Championship, as well as dabbling with IndyCar and Dakar attempts, appears to have mellowed his approach to racing alongside another driver.

“When he joined the team, I was told by a lot of people that it would be very difficult,” Ocon admitted.

“All these things that are not true at