Alpine's Ocon labels Monaco the 'jewel of the calendar'

Esteban Ocon is looking forward to returning to Monaco, where he had a podium finish with Alpine last year

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00:00 Monaco is always the jewel of the calendar,

00:03 simply because you can really make a difference as a driver here.

00:07 It's really nice because it's not something you can have on other races during the year.

00:14 It's often the pure performance of the car that dominates the sporting factor.

00:20 And you can still make a difference in Monaco, which is really great.

00:24 And as I said, it's rare in the calendar, so it's still the jewel of the year.

00:29 It's clear that it was incredible to be on the podium here last year.

00:33 It's something that will remain engraved in my memory.

00:37 And also as a driver.

00:39 I think all drivers want to be on the podium in Monaco.

00:43 I was lucky and honoured to be able to be on it.

00:47 It's something that, as I said, will always be engraved.

00:51 And now, for the future, we'll see how things go.