Alpine has an enemy at home. Esteban Ocon caused a collision with his own teammate, Pierre Gasly. Ocon’s car went airborne after making contact with his compatriot’s pneumatic after racing to the inside at turn eight.
This is not the first time the two French drivers have clashed on the track and, fed up with this becoming a routine situation, the Alpine boss, Bruno Famin said “there will be consequences.” Esteban Ocon had to retire from the race after the crash. Gasly was able to continue and score his first points of the season.
As if that wasn’t enough for Fernando Alonso’s former teammate, the commissioners gave him Or a five-place grid penalty for the next Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix. According to Sky Sports, there are doubts that the Everux-born man will be able to get into the car at the next race.
One of the clues to this possible decision is the scenario that emerged shortly after the accident in Monaco. Famin was seen talking to Alpine reserve driver Jack Doohan. Furthermore, the Alpine boss told Canal+ about the crash: “Esteban’s attack was completely out of place. “This is exactly what we don’t want to see and there will be consequences.”he admitted.
“We will make a difficult decision. On the first lap at Portier [curva ocho]this is not the place to make any movement, without leaving space for his colleague,” he said.
Gasly and Ocon have had a dangerous but beautiful battle this season in Miami. They also had a bad accident at last year’s Australian Grand Prix after a red flag restart. Esteban Ocon is already a driver who takes a lot of risks when he has Fernando Alonsofighting the Asturians who They jeopardized the race results for Alpine.
Gasly expressed his frustration after the crash in Monaco: “What are you doing!”he exclaimed on the radio. The former Alpha Tauri driver also showed his dissatisfaction with the end of the race. “I’m disappointed with Esteban because it shouldn’t have happened and with the team. “We cannot afford to have this kind of behaviour,” he told Sky Sports.
“We had clear instructions before the race and they were not respected, and you shouldn’t take such a big risk by getting the same cars with your teammate. I’m sure it will be talked about and “We can’t afford to have a family situation in the future.”he finished.
Ocon, 27 years old and has a contract until the end of this yearapologize for the accident on social networks.
“What happened today is my fault.a, the difference is too small in the end and I apologize to the team for this case. Hoping for a well-deserved points result for the team today,” he wrote to X.
If this “difficult decision” by Famin comes true, the favorite candidate is Jack Doohan. The 21-year-old son of motorcycle racer Mick Doohan has achieved a massive rise, from driving in Formula 4 in 2018 to being Alpine’s reserve driver in 2024. In the previous seasonthe Australian pilot secured the third place in the Formula 2 Championship and ended up winning the final race in Abu Dhabi.
“I want to be on the grid by 2025. So I’ll stay with Alpine, keep working and make sure that when I’m in the car it is performing, whether it’s in FP1 or testing,” said Jack when he was selected as the reserve driver.
Source: La Verdad
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