During the Monaco Grand Prix, the opening lap was animated by several accidents, one of which involved the Alpines Esteban Ocon e Pierre Gasly. Although his teammate has always been his main rival, things aren't good at Alpine given the behavior of number 31.
The accident did not allow Esteban to continue the race, Gasly instead managed to bring home 1 point in 10th position.
The French team has chosen not to leave its driver's gesture unpunished, so much so that in Canada - on the weekend from 7 to 9 June - he could race jack doohan.
The words of the Alpine team principal on Esteban Ocon
According to what we read on Passion formula, the tension in Enstone is evident. The team principal Bruno Famin he released some immediate statements on the incident, stating that the Frenchman's gesture towards his partner is completely senseless. For this reason, the gesture will be punished.
But how?
La anger di Famin it doesn't seem to have weakened even at the end of the race, seeing one of its drivers reach the points zone. Determined, therefore, to punish the maneuver which could have also caused Pierre Gasly to retire. According to rumors, the punishment would be exactly that punitive bench which the team would entrust to Ocon in Montreal, IN Canada, the next race weekend.
The indiscretion was reported by Craig Slater of Sky Sports UK which reports these words: «Famin does what is best for the team, and if he decides that leaving Ocon out for a week is a demonstration of how discipline must be maintained in the team, he is ready to do so. However, this decision has yet to be made."
For his part, Esteban apologized both publicly and privately to his teammate and himself, but it seems it didn't help. This makes you think about how much the Alpine-Ocon relationship is at an all-time low, veteran of the numerous disagreements he had - over time - with his teammate. What we read on FP is that there is the possibility that the two parties have been in friction for months. On the contrary, the TP would not have exposed himself harshly for a single episode. In addition, everything is not facilitated by expiring contract at the end of the year of the pilot in question.
