The two boys from Normandy, Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, are now lining up alongside each other at the French team Alpine. They had a Hollywoodish-style trajectory of friendship which had turned sour in or before they entered Formula 1. Now, fate has pitted them against and with each other. The grapevine has been getting ripe over the dynamics the two supposedly share. Playing the game of turncoat, an ex-F1 world champion turned journalist is the latest to give his two cents on the situation.

Esteban Ocon had the worst start to the season, with a bunch of penalties stacked in his tally. His teammate, Gasly, faced a similar low phase during the qualifying session. However, he managed to turn it around during the race, gaining 11 positions. Keeping in mind that the former is a competitive man and has had on and off-track friction with his teammates, things may get sour. And adding the duo’s history to that mix, the current happy days at the Renault-owned outfit seem to be numbered. Ex-Mercedes champion turned Sky journalist, Nico Rosberg, is quick to remind everyone that this may be the dreaded calm before the storm.

As quoted by Motorsports Turkey, he said, “It looks like there will be happy days at Alpine. But let me remind everyone, Ocon and Gasly didn’t like each other. So this is explosive situation.” He went on to substantiate his statement by saying, “Ocon really likes to challenge his teammates. He’s had constant contact with his teammates in the past. So let’s wait a few races and see if they go wheel to wheel?”

Rosberg reminded everyone that the peculiar nature of the sport needs you to beat your teammate. He stated, “Can I say that Gasly said ‘Ocon is definitely not my target’? That’s total bullshit. Teammate is the ultimate goal. First of all, he’s the one you want to beat.” [Translated using Google]

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Another Sky journalist has also added to the conjectures floating around the paddock about the impending breakout of the civil war.

Another Sky journalist discusses the Esteban Ocon-Pierre Gasly dynamic

The onlookers grabbed popcorn to witness the dynamics of the all-French lineup of the only French team on the Formula 1 grid. However, there has been no such break out of a rivalry yet. However, we have the whole season and 22 races to go. And every analyst knows that the duo’s history may come into play.

Sky analyst and journalist, Naomi Schiff, said, “I’m sure there was a tight conversation with them. There are a lot of rumors about their relationship before they were on the same team.”

She further added, “I think they’ve been warned. But we’ve seen many times before that their teammates were warned and it didn’t stop them. I think they both want to win the hearts of France. They both want to be the best in the team and they will definitely challenge each other.” [Translated using Google]

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What are your thoughts on the French civil war which everyone thinks will break out at some point or the other?