Gasly was instructed by his team to let Ocon by in the closing stages of Sunday’s race at Suzuka, and, having initially protested the re🏅quested, he obliged at the final corner of the last lap. 

Esteban Ocon finished ninth while Gasly crossed the line🌞 in 10th, with the latter gesticulating angrily after cᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚrossing the line. 

“We don’t have to say anything now, we’ll discuss it after,”ꦗ 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,ꦡ Gasly was told t🌳o reverse the positions back. 

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

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

"I ove♈rto♌ok him anyway on the race track because I had fresher tyres.

"It was never said that we would need to invert the positions again because I started ahead an🃏d I was al꧋ways in front.

"As a team 10th ꦜand 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 behind the wheel and my job is to go as fast as possib🅰le. I'm giving everything I can. Why give🐎 up a position, for what reason…"

The Frenchman addeไd: "Today I put the team in front of myself and that's w💝hat I will do anyway. 

“I thin❀k we did a good strategy as a team we did the best job we could with both cars.

"I don't understand the team's decision, but I respected it and let Esteban pass, but in the end it's th🐻ree points for the team and that's what we will have to look at."