Pierre Gasly believes the previous feud between himself and Esteban Ocon as he prepares to race as team-mates for the Alpine F1 team has been ‘overplayed’.
The Alpine F1 team has acquired Pierre Gasly from AlphaTauri this year after Fernando Alonso moved to Aston Martin F1 and junior driver Oscar Piastri moved to McLaren, forming an All-French line-up with Esteban Ocon. bottom.
Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon had fallen out at a young age, but when it was announced that they would be teammates at the Alpine F1 team, they were quick to say it was no longer an issue affecting their working relationship. emphasized.
Pierre Gasly said in an end-of-season interview that he felt the topic was exaggerated, explaining that there are drivers in F1 who have worse relationships than he and Esteban Ocon.
“For me, it’s too much of a hot topic,” Gasly told Autosport.
“We get along well. OK, we’re not best friends, but we get along. We do some events and talk to each other. Looking down at the paddock, you can see some of the other teammates. They have a worse relationship than us.”
“If you want to talk to me about Esteban, you can probably talk about relationships with 60% of the guys in the paddock. So no, we’re fine.”
Pierre Gasly says his working relationship with Esteban Ocon is of paramount importance to the Alpine F1 team’s progress after finishing fourth in last year’s Constructors’ Championship.
“I am confident that we will do well together in Alpine,” said Gasly.
“There will be a rivalry, as we have seen with other teams. I think it will be healthy, and at the end of the day, that’s why we got to F1.”
“We’re all pushing each other to do the best we can and there’s a reason we’re in the paddock right now. I’m not worried about that at all.”
Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon have had very similar results in F1. The two have each recorded his one Grand Prix win, with Gasly making nearly as many races as 108 and Ocon 111.
Pierre Gasly said the stats “always have to be interpreted with a pinch of salt”, but as proof of his ability, Esteban Ocon against Fernando Alonso, who was team-mate at the Alpine F1 team until last year. noted the record of
“I know he’s a very good driver,” Gasly said of Esteban Ocon.
“He showed it with Fernando. He has the same points as Fernando in the championship and he’s clearly performing very well.”
“At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter who is next to me. I want to be number one in Formula 1 and to be number one in Formula 1 anyone in this paddock has to race. ”
“For me, it’s great. He knows the team. I know he’s fast. To take the team forward and take the steps that we have to take in the next few years, it’s going to be with my teammates. It’s equally necessary.”
Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon have shared on social media that they attended an NBA game with Charles Leclerc.
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