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Ocon dismisses Gasly’s protests about ‘complete joke’ team order
Gasly qualified ahead of Ocon, but Ocon’s race was compromised by a puncture on the first lap. Ocon had to pit and re-emerged just two places behind Gasly in the Safety Car queue. Ocon effectively ran a one-stop strategy and undercut Gasly during his second pit stop. Gasly was told to let Ocon through to try and catch Alonso, but Gasly was unable to overtake the Aston Martin driver. Gasly expressed his frustration and called the team order a “complete joke.” Alpine claimed the swap was in the team’s best interest, and Ocon agreed. Ocon stated that it has always been a team order to swap positions, and he wasn’t surprised by it.
Source: Crash
