Lewis Hamilton<\/a>, who was first to change tyres. Just two seconds or so can be accounted for by the Frenchman letting team-mate Bearman through then, on his own volition. \u201cThe team didn’t ask me to let him go, but I was holding him up in the middle sector quite a lot and I was damaging my tyres much more,\u201d he explained after the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n ![\"Esteban](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753810809_184_esteban-ocon-haas-f1-team-oliv.jpg\")
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Esteban Ocon, Haas F1 Team, Oliver Bearman, Haas F1 Team<\/p>\n
Photo by: Peter Fox \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
Regardless, Ocon did not conceal his unhappiness as he spoke to the media. \u201cFrustrating,\u201d he said. \u201cI think there are two very crucial decisions that we didn’t do in the right way.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first one obviously was boxing two laps too late. We need to review these last two races because I feel, when it’s wet, we don’t put things together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe other thing was boxing onto a used set of tyres while we had a new one in the truck ready for us. So, I did basically my 35 laps on a used set of tyres. That’s a big and costly mistake.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asked by Autosport whether he had specifically requested to pit earlier than he eventually did, Ocon remained tight-lipped after carefully pondering his words.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will review everything,\u201d he replied. \u201cIf I need to give more information, I will in the future. But there is a very clear process on who takes decisions for what into the team. I believe that I did what I needed to do, but again it’s all together that we messed up and we will do everything we need for that not to happen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal of Haas<\/p>\n
Photo by: Simon Galloway \/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n
While showing his admirable team-player ethos in steering clear from apportioning blame, Ocon\u2019s wording likely means that he requested an earlier pitstop and was denied \u2013 possibly because Haas didn\u2019t want to double-stack its cars as they were running so close to one another, unless his request came even earlier, in which case the squad may have deemed slicks too risky at that stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Bearman\u2019s suboptimal pitstop timing was compounded by technical trouble.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIncredibly frustrating,\u201d the young Briton lamented. \u201cWe did box a lap too late from the inter to the slick, and got undercut by a few guys \u2013 but it happens, it’s one of those where it’s really difficult to judge.<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, from my side, I didn’t really give much feedback on the track because I was nursing a problem with the engine, and more focused on that, because I was struggling with my battery charge and everything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haas did at least score six valuable points in the sprint with a remarkable 5-7 finish, closing in on Aston Martin\u2019s eighth position in the constructors\u2019 championship. This weekend\u2019s Hungarian GP will provide an opportunity for further progress, with a caveat on strategy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI see there could be some \u2018weather\u2019 there as well,\u201d Ocon warned. \u201cSo, we need to sort out everything on our side before we get there. But there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be performing there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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