{"id":358893,"date":"2025-12-19T19:33:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/358893\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T19:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:33:23","slug":"esteban-ocon-fallout-is-difficult-to-explain-after-their-friendship-fell-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/358893\/","title":{"rendered":"Esteban Ocon fallout is “difficult to explain” after their friendship \u201cfell apart\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pierre Gasly<\/a> has opened up about his rivalry with fellow French Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The two drivers grew up together and were previously very close, but the Alpine<\/a> driver explained that there was a turning point in their relationship that they have not been able to recover from.<\/p>\n

“We could make a full documentary about this,” he told F1.com<\/a>. “We used to spend Wednesdays and weekends together pretty much every week, him going to my place, me going to his place.<\/p>\n

“We had a strong bond. Sadly, there was a turning point in one of the races; it sort of fell apart after that in a dramatic way, which is difficult to explain.<\/p>\n

“We know exactly where we come from. We know what we had to go through to make it. We also both know it was actually a good thing that we had that rivalry to push us beyond our potential.”<\/p>\n

While the drivers are still battling it out on track for the time being, Gasly is sure that they will be able to work things out in the future.<\/p>\n

\"Esteban <\/p>\n

Esteban Ocon, Alpine, Pierre Gasly, Alpine<\/p>\n

Photo by: Alpine<\/p>\n

“I have no doubt that in 10, 20 years we’ll be able to talk things out and talk things through in a different way.”<\/p>\n

The two drivers were team-mates at Alpine in 2023 and 2024 before Ocon moved to Haas for 2025, and they were able to push their differences aside when they scored a double podium for the French outfit at the 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

“In the space of eight months, we went from last to getting not one but two cars on the podium,” Gasly added of the double podium at Interlagos.<\/p>\n

“The faces on the team were priceless. It was one of those races where I’m sure post-career, I\u2019ll pinpoint it as very special.”<\/p>\n

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