Gasly was instructed by his team to let Ocon by i❀n the closing stages of Sunday’s race at Suzuka♔, and, having initially protested the requested, he obliged at the final corner of the last lap. 

Esteban Ocon finished ninth while Gasly crossed the li𓂃ne in 10th, with the latter gesticulating angrily after crossing the line. 

“We don’t have to say anything now, we’ll discusꦡs it after,” Gasly’s race engineer Karel Loos told him on the team radio. 

Alpine had swapped Gasly and Ocon earlier in the race in order to let Gasly have a go at catching Aston Martin’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso. 

But when he was unable to🎉 do⭕ so, Gasly was told to reverse the positions back. 

While Ocon was informed of the plan, Gasly claims it was not discussed in Alpine’s 🐻pre-race meeting. 

"It wasn't discussed before the race," Gasly said. "It was clear with the strateg🌞y they had planned that at some point Esteban woul♋d undercut me, but my pace was faster and I would have to pass him back.

"I overtook him anyway on the race track becaꦉuse I had fresher tyres.

"It was never said that we would need to invert the positions again because I started ahead a🦩nd I was always in front.

"Asꦬ a team 10th and ninth or ninth and 10th is the same, but it was definitely not something I expected. And it's not something I really understand as well as I was the leading car, so we'll talk about it.

"I'm behiꦏnd the wheel and my job is to go as fast as possible. I'm giving everything I can. Wh𝔉y give up a position, for what reason…"

The Frenchman added: "Today I put the team in🍎 front of mysel🌃f and that's what I will do anyway. 

“I think we did a good strategy 🧔as a team we did the best job we could with both c🔯ars.

"I don't unders🍌tand the team's decision, but I respected it and let Esteban pass, but in the end it's three points for the team and that's what we will hꦚave to look at."