{"id":251020,"date":"2025-07-09T14:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/251020\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T14:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:54:10","slug":"we-deserved-more-esteban-ocon-reflects-on-collision-with-ollie-bearman-in-extremely-frustrating-british-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/251020\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We deserved more\u2019 \u2013 Esteban Ocon reflects on collision with Ollie Bearman in \u2018extremely frustrating\u2019 British GP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Haas drivers Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman were both left frustrated at the end of the British Grand Prix, with Ocon admitting that he felt both he and his team mate \u201cdeserved more\u201d on a day in which they collided during the latter stages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">It was an eventful afternoon for <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/esteban-ocon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ocon<\/a>, the Frenchman \u2013 who started from P14 \u2013 having been squeezed at the start of the race by Racing Bulls\u2019 <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/liam-lawson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liam Lawson<\/a> and the Red Bull of <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/yuki-tsunoda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yuki Tsunoda<\/a> before he then made contact with Lawson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">While he was able to continue, Ocon again suffered a collision later on, this time with the other <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/teams\/haas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haas<\/a> car of <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/oliver-bearman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bearman<\/a>. Both cars spun around on the track and, while each still made it to the finish, neither driver scored points, with Bearman only just missing out in 11th while Ocon classified in 13th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cIt was an extremely frustrating race, for sure,\u201d Ocon conceded after the Grand Prix, which <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/norris-wins-dramatic-wet-dry-british-gp-from-piastri-as-hulkenberg-claims.1puOD82avOZ8I0sca7fvLJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">played out in mixed weather conditions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cFrom the beginning really I was unfortunately in the middle of two cars, so I saw there was going to be a contact and at the moment I realised that this was happening I try and back off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cBut, yeah, at the moment that this happened I think Liam\u2026 basically there was no space for three cars, so I backed off and he took all the energy of the hit, so I\u2019m glad he was okay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201c[It\u2019s] a miracle that my car was alright after that, and after [that] we did all the right choices until we didn\u2019t box for a new set of inter[mediate tyres] really. That slipped through our hands, and it\u2019s not usually something that happens to me. [I\u2019m] pretty p****d off about the race overall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cThe thing that happened with Ollie at the end, I\u2019m sad about the situation, sad for the team because we deserved, me and him, more today. We deserved to be in the points, both of us, from where we came from. We will review to improve on those, and not do these kind of mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">It also proved to be challenging maiden home event in F1 for Bearman. The British driver started from P18 \u2013 having been handed a <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/bearman-hit-with-10-place-grid-drop-for-british-gp-after-red-flag.2DAZhurmz4i2erJlwiTUyz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10-place grid penalty for a red flag infringement<\/a> in final practice \u2013 and was one of several drivers to gamble on pitting for slick tyres at the end of the Formation Lap.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">From there it was a tricky race for Bearman, who was involved in a collision with Tsunoda \u2013 for which the Red Bull driver <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/tsunoda-admits-hes-lost-after-outstandingly-slow-run-to-last-place-at.6VGH4lL13ZK9tv9zJBfltz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">received a 10-second time penalty<\/a> \u2013 before then making contact with Ocon later on. Amidst all of this, the 20-year-old was left disappointed to not come away with points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cIt was a tough race,\u201d Bearman explained. \u201cA few wrong decisions, particularly from my side. Switching to the slick in the early laps was in hindsight not the right call with the rain which was coming, and [I was] losing a lot of time in the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cI got tapped around at one stage. That slick lost me so much time, but still we were P11 and fighting for the points so it\u2019s a real shame. The car has been so fast today and this weekend, and it\u2019s a shame really not to come away with anything.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cIt\u2019s tough conditions with only one line. [I] couldn\u2019t overtake [George] Russell in the end and it was a tough race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">When quizzed on what he would take away from his first <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/racing\/2025\/great-britain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British Grand Prix<\/a>, Bearman answered: \u201cDefinitely a lot. The car has been really fast so that\u2019s positive, and I feel really positive about the car balance and the step that the car has taken. I\u2019ve had a lot of confidence in it, so I think we can take a lot away from this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Haas drivers Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman were both left frustrated at the end of the British Grand&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251021,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4103],"tags":[4199,707,4200,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-251020","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-f1","8":"tag-f1","9":"tag-formula-1","10":"tag-formula1","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114823854645845931","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}