Esteban Ocon: “Normal to have been disqualified”

Author of another solid performance on the track in Austin with an eighth place finish, Esteban Ocon had lost his Texan result last Sunday, the FIA ​​having discovered excessive consumption during the first round of the United States Grand Prix.

A small deviation from the regulations which has a fairly easy explanation according to the French driver of Racing Point Force India.

“It’s quite simple, we made a mistake on the calibration at the start, comments Ocon in the paddock at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico. Once we returned to normal driving mode, things got back to normal. It was actually the first straight that caused the problem. It's not a performance gain, but the rule is the rule. It's normal that we are disqualified.

We also made a mistake in qualifying, without being penalized. For these small details, we have to be more careful because it's quite difficult to have a good qualifying and a good race, so if we also make mistakes like that. »

The Frenchman believes that consumption, which caused problems for Austin in the peloton, particularly among Kevin Magnussen, also taken by the patrol after the finish, should not cause as many questions about the Mexican route. "There's not as much drag, indicates Ocon. Austin is one of the toughest tracks to manage fuel consumption in the championship. »