"There’s been a couple of incidents too many, now. You start to think ‘is it personal?’"
Alpine confirmed that Ocon would exit the team at the end of his contract this year, following the F1 Monaco Grand Prix where he angered his employers after making contact with Gasly.
But last weekend in Austria, the two Alpines fought fiercely at times before Gasly finished 10th, and Ocon 12th. Gasly took time to consider his response after the race, before telling Sky Sports: “A bit more room would be better for all of us. I’m in control of my car, not the other car…Gasly was content with Alpine’s handling of their on-track battle: “I was happy. I told them to let me take care of it. I just had to find a way to get past him.Ocon’s response was: “It was a normal battle. All good. It was hard and fair racing.
“We only see from the outside. We don’t know exactly. But there’s been a couple of incidents too many, now. You start to think ‘is it personal?’
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