Sergio P\u00e9rez and Esteban Ocon have been at the center of discussions during the last two Grand Prix. In Canada, both Force India drivers were aiming for a podium, but team orders not respected by the Mexican prevented the Frenchman from trying his luck, putting the latter in a frustrating position.<\/p>\n
In Baku, it was a more unfortunate incident that occurred with the collision of the two teammates who could legitimately have competed once again for one, or even two, podium finishes.<\/p>\n
Despite everything, Force India denies any tensions between its two drivers and prefers to highlight Ocon’s inexperience to justify these few incidents: \u00ab I don’t think we had any problems in Canada. It had nothing to do with the drivers. But in Baku, I definitely think Esteban needs a bit more experience. He’s young, he hasn’t done many races in Formula 1 and inevitably, this kind of thing happens when you’re learning. \u00bb explains Otmar Szafnauer, the Chief Operating Officer of the Indian team.<\/p>\n
But Force India isn’t putting pressure on its young driver and even wants to give him time to learn: \u00ab He just needs to learn, it’s as simple as that. Nico H\u00fclkenberg had 110 or 120 races behind him and Esteban doesn’t even have 20! \u00bb<\/p>\n
Szafnauer does not forget Sergio P\u00e9rez who, according to him, manages the situation like a true competitor: \u00ab He does not behave differently than when he was with H\u00fclkenberg. He is a great driver. And the more Esteban pushes him, the more he will raise his level. He will become even stronger. \u00bb<\/p>\n
There is therefore no tension between the two men: \u00ab Esteban is a great professional with whom it is easy to work. The relationship between the two is good. We just need to make sure they don’t hinder each other. \u00bb concludes Szafnauer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Force India team is pointing the finger at Esteban Ocon’s inexperience in the in-house duel with team-mate Sergio P\u00e9rez. Nevertheless, the Frenchman retains the confidence of his managers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":38333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1749],"tags":[330,1204,1309],"class_list":["post-11299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","category-news","tag-ocon","tag-perez","tag-racing-point-f1-team"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n