While he started in the top 10, Esteban Ocon finished the Miami Grand Prix in a 12th place “frustrating”the Frenchman drawing up both the assessment of a haas from which he pulled the maximum and a level of performance, however insufficient to claim to register points, especially without boost of destiny.
“We lacked performance today”he simply noted, at the microphone of Canal+. “We were not as fast as the cars in front, we were distanced himself. Unfortunately. The car was not bad in terms of feeling, we just need more performance for this race. We were not lucky too, we never stopped during [les Virtual Safety Cars]so we never saved time with that – we missed it much. ”
“And then at the start too, we lost a little because I chose the bad side with [Lando] Norris who had to decelerate after turn 3, suddenly we lose a place on [Yuki] Tsunoda on it. It’s been outside the points today, but we will continue to push [pour] Have more performance for the next race, knowing that the team has a plan to try to improve this car. “
The car was probably the best of the year in terms of balance. This is why it is a bit frustrating.
“It’s a bit of a shame”he added to the international media, of which Motorsport.com. “I have the impression that we have really maximized things in qualifying. Unfortunately, today, we were not very lucky. We have never stopped at the VSC. We also lost a place in favor of Isack [Hadjar] When stopping at the stand, we were victims of a Undercut. Lewis [Hamilton] was just a little faster than us when we were fighting with him. […] The car was probably the best of the year in terms of balance. That’s why it’s a bit frustrating. “
One of the highlights of the Ocon race will actually have been the struggle with knives pulled with Hamilton, and in particular their pass of weapons from the 22nd round, in turns 11, 12 and 13. He returned on it for Canal+: “Yes, normally I never defend because I knew he had more speed than us, [et] That he was going to end up in front, but I said to myself ‘good, I’m tired of being passive in these things, we don’t have the speed certainly, but he will stay behind a few laps’. And there you go, we managed to keep Lewis [derrière] Five or six laps, it was a great battle. It would be good to have a little more performance to succeed at their rhythm closer. “
With Emily Selleck
