“A lot has been stated within the aftermath of the Monaco Grand Prix,” learn Ocon’s assertion. “Whereas I’ve acquired many messages of assist, I’ve been deeply saddened by the quantity of abuse and negativity that I’ve acquired on-line concerning my character, my driving, and my profession.
“Due to the laborious work, assist, and sacrifices of many individuals, I’ve raced in over 140 Grands Prix thus far since my debut in 2016. I’ve all the time been a tricky competitor, and, like most drivers, I’ve had my share of incidents.
“I’ve been fortunate to race alongside gifted and skilled teammates, together with race winners Daniel [Ricciardo], Checo [Perez] and Pierre [Gasly], and a double champion in Fernando [Alonso]. As crew mates, we might usually begin races very shut to one another which in some instances meant some powerful battles on observe, and generally contact.
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“In fact, I’ve made trustworthy errors. We aren’t robots; we’re athletes pushing ourselves to the restrict daily to realize our goals of successful races. F1 is a sport the place feelings run excessive, and passions run deep.
“I see and really feel this each weekend on the observe and on social media… the nice and the dangerous. However the misinformed statements and gross distortions that I’ve seen on-line in latest days about my skill to work with a crew have been inaccurate, hurtful, and damaging.”
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