Pierre Gasly: Rivalry with Esteban Ocon ‘not good for either of us’

Pierre Gasly feels his rivalry w♎ith For🅠ce India Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon is “not good for either of us” following their latest run-in at the Mexican Grand Prix.

Gasly felt aggrieved that Ocon had not left him enough space when trying to make a pass ꦏin the closing stages of the race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez two weeks ago, only for the stewards to deem t🌃here had been no wrong-doing on-track.

Gasly: Rivalry with Ocon ‘not good for either of us’

Pierre Gasly feels his rivalry with Force Indiaꦜ Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon is “not good for either of us” following their latest run-in at the Mexicꦑan Grand Prix.

Gasly felt aggrieved that Ocon had🅷 not left him enough space when trying to make a pass in the closing stages of the race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez two weeks ago, only for the stewards to deem there had been no wrong-doing on-track.

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Gasly managed to pass Ocon and score the final point for P10, but the incident ac✨ted as the latest flash🎃point between the two drivers, whose rivalry dates back to go-karting.

Gasly spoke after the race how it ൲was “always the same thing” with Ocon, feeling unsurprised by his on-track actions, but also explained how he felt their rivalry wasn’t doing either o🍸f them any good.

“I think at the m✨oment, it’s no🐎t good for either of us,” Gasly said.

“Today [in Mexico] we lost 2.5 seconds, which cost me also a flatspot, and in the🌞 end, he could have maybe finished P10 and I could have finishe💦d P9.

“You need to be objective, ⛦but I don’t think it’s really good. But I donꦍ’t want to waste energy with that in the end.

“I try to focus on my race and try to make it clean. I think this was slightly ove💙r the limit.

“But I finished in front of him, so that’s OK."

Gasly and Ocon used to be close frien🥃ds when they were growing up, only for the pair to fall out during the later stages of their karting careers.

The two have enjoyed a frosty relationship throug🎉hout their time together in F1, with both featuring on the grid since the closing races of the 2017 season.

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