Clash on the track…
Fair play wins in the duel he opposed in the Chinese GP Esteban Ocon And Franco Colapinto. The two pilots arrived at contact during the race during the 33rd lapwhen the Frenchman from Haas attempted to overtake the Argentinian on the inside of turn-2 who had just returned to the track with his Alpine after making a pit stop. However, Ocon entered the corner too aggressively, ha lost control of the rear axle and was unable to avoid the impact with his former car. Shortly afterwards one arrived 10 second penalty for #31 which definitively excluded him from the fight for the points zone. Colapinto however still managed to harpoon the tenth final positionthus obtaining his first world championship point since racing for Alpine.
…and clarification outside
Immediately after the race, via his Instagram profile, Ocon publicly apologized to his colleague: “First of all, I’m very sorry for Franco: I take full responsibility for what happened and I’m happy that he managed to score some points, as he had an excellent race – wrote Ocon – there are many aspects to analyze after today. We had a great start, but we were unlucky with the intervention of the safety car, which compromised our strategy. We will continue to give our best and I am sure that the results will come“.
Under the same post first the Alpine team and then Colapinto himself they appreciated Ocon’s gesture and accepted his apology: “Thanks for the nice message, Esteban – replied the Enstone team – today there were many beautiful challenges with you. We look forward to continuing this in Japan.”. “It’s okay, buddy!! Thanks for the apologies, see you soon“, Colapinto’s conciliatory response.
