Esteban Ocon says it is an 'awesome story' that his childhood friend and rival Pierre Gasly will be joining him at an all-French Alpine F1 team next year.
The pair have had an uneasy relationship in recent years. However, Ocon insists that they can co-operate to help the team progress and overcome any past differences,Ocon suggested that the focus should be on how two drivers who grew up together are now driving for a marque that also hails from the same region.
“And you know, we lost ourselves a little bit. He was doing different championships, he went to Japan, I was staying in Europe, different teams, different times. Pierre Gasly, Scuderia AlphaTauri, Nicholas Latifi, Williams Racing, Esteban Ocon, Alpine F1 Team, Max Verstappen, Red Bull RacingOcon said the pair have already had a brief chance to talk: “We did. We had a photoshoot together. We had a couple of interviews. We did spend a little bit of time chatting. Yeah, it'll be fun.”
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