Looming French Civil War on Hold as Pierre Gasly & Esteban Ocon Take a Short Trip Down Memory Lane: “It’s Pretty Emotional”

In 2022, the F1 world grabbed some popcorn to witness the dynamics of the all-French lineup of the only French team on the Formula 1 grid. Much like the popcorn that has become stale by now, the same fate has been witnessed by news of an in-team fight between Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon. To put out the fire of the simmering rumor mill, the boys from Normandy took a trip down memory lane ahead of the upcoming Bahrain Grand Prix.

The official Twitter account of Skysports F1 posted a teaser of a karting track in Normandy with a voiceover and clips of the two Frenchmen sharing their emotions. The place was a trip down memory lane, to where it all began, and as destiny held; the duo came back to the track together as Formula 1 drivers of the same team

In the teaser, Pierre Gasly goes on to say, “It is pretty emotional. I mean just taking the same quotes getting to the track which we used to take when we were kids.”

Esteban Ocon chimes in saying, “You know this was our training track. It is special to come back after so many years. At that time, Formula 1 was just a big dream.”

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This isn’t the first time the rumors of a brawl between the Alpine drivers have been shut down.

Esteban Ocon came forward to shut down the rumors of enmity with Pierre Gasly

The veteran at the Renault-owned outfit, Ocon, has come out with an olive branch saying that he and Gasly will be “joint number one” and promise a great year ahead.

As reported by Formula1.com, Ocon said, “Yeah, for sure. With Pierre, it’s going to be a great year. He’s joining the team in the right moment, in the moment that we are also going up [and] progressing.”

He further added, “We both have the same targets. We want to fight at the front, and I’m sure together we have a great story to write, together with this team.”

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What are your predictions for the Frenchmen at Alpine?