The output of Fernando Alonso course Aston Martin involved the arrival of Pierre Gasley a Alpine. And there he meets Esteban Ocon, his compatriot and rival in lower categories with whom he had had several confrontations. Since his signing, much has been said about the bad relationship between the two and the former AlphaTauri driver has explained where he is.
In an interview with ‘Motorsport’, the Frenchman admitted that he was tired of talking so much about his relationship with Ocon: “For me, it’s a topic that’s talked about too much. We get along well, We’re not the best of friends, but we get along. We talk to each other and when I look at the relationships between other teammates, I think there are definitely worse ones than ours.”
“there will be rivalry, like in any other team, but I think it will be healthy. I am sure that we are going to work well together in Alpine”, settled on the subject.
In addition to explaining that their relationship is better than it seems, Gasly also praised Ocon’s performance last season: “I know he is a very, very good driver. He demonstrated it with FernandoI was equal with him in the championship”.
“For me it’s good that he is my teammate, he knows the team and I know he’s fast. And that’s what you need from a teammate, in order to help the team take the step we have to take in the coming years. “, he concluded.
