r/haasf1team • u/Blubmans Only dutch KMAG fan • 19d ago

Was Ocon really the right choice?

I was never opposed to Ocon joining the team as he had many great races and was ahead of gasly most of this season, but the last few races where the alpine was really strong, apart from brazil (where he drove supurb) he was behind gasly and by a lot. When gasly got in Q3, Ocon was out in Q1.

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u/BlKaiser 19d ago

Didn't Alpine have the latest upgrades only on Gasly's car? Or am I wrong?

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u/Erock94 KMag 4 Lyfe 19d ago edited 19d ago

You are correct. They have not had equal machinery, plus made Ocon swap positions earlier in the year and didn’t swap back. Ocon beat Gasly in a worse car in Brazil and the gap in points is actually closer than what the scoreboard shows in proper team conditions.

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u/RumBlaze 19d ago
  • After the summer break, some of Ocon’s mechanics (including his chief mechanic) were moved to Gasly’s side.
  • Early in the season, Alpine hired some new engineers that all became a part of Gasly’s team, Ocon’s engineering team was about half of Gasly’s
  • All upgrades post summer break were given to Ocon 1-2 races after Gasly
  • He has had an issue in his car with traction since Austin and wanted a chassis change, but the team denied (got P2 in Brazil despite this, and according to the official French broadcaster Canal+, Alpine forbade him to speak to the media about the issue on his car).
  • Despite all this, he beat Gasly 13-10 in the quali H2H

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u/Blubmans Only dutch KMAG fan 19d ago

That explains a lot, I found it weird why he was so far back compared to gasly in the last few races.