***Realise I made a couple of factual errors: Ocon won his first race at Hungary, not Silverstone and Ocon also beat Alonso in the championship last year. Thanks for watching!

Alonso destroyed him on the track, no matter if it was a race or classification, the only reason why Fernando's last year in Alpine Ocon ended up getting more points than him was due to the lack of reliability of Fernando's car. I still remember how Ocon let Lewis Hamilton easily overtake the two Alpines because Ocon was more worried about defending himself from Fernando than from Lewis, harming the entire team in the process. Ocon is not only a mediocre pilot but also a miserable and shameless person.

Small correction: He won at Hungary, not Silverstone.

I feel Ocon has the same issue as Grosjean, which is a passive/aggressive personality. Like secretly slapping someone in the back of the head then when they retaliate you play victim. I worked with several people like that and it's not a pleasant environment to exist in.

Ocon crashing out Verstappen in Brazil when he was a lap down in T2 says it all for me. I'm not even a Verstappen fan, I'm even team LH. But that made me furious, Max deserved that win and Ocon in a hissy fit ruined it.

Ocon is certainly a great driver on his best days, but when literally every single teammate you’ve had for the past 7 years hates you, you’ve gotta think that you’re the problem at some point right?

💀I remember him saying "proudly"that he beat Fernando in 2022 but as a person who followed every race even as a neutral perspective I can surely say Fernando was better like 70% of the weekend, his reliability and mechanical problems cost him so much (the 7 races he retired, Alonso was ahead for like 6 races). Alonso was literally faster avg 0.3sec 💀.if Alonso had like only 2 dnfs would have around Norris than ocon. Ocon is a solid drives no offense but his aggressivene racing costs him too much.

This aged surprisingly well, lol

It’s not just that it makes him unlikable, I really think understanding where you stand in a fight can help you win (like Alonso just showed the world when he wrestled Checo for that 3rd place). Knowing your limitations helps you grow (can’t get better if yoj balme everything on everybody else)… if nothing else, it could make Ocon more cautious and finish more races

He is the real definition of "drive to survive" he has no other option than to succeed, he didn't come from wealthy background and i think it kinda shape his mentality to an extreme competitiveness to a point of spiteful, kill or be killed mentality those mentality that for me why he always fell out with his teammate, why he made unnecessarily aggresive move. Simply to prove he deserve to be in f1, deserve to be in a competitive team

I think he's a good midfield driver that's it, performs to the level of the car only. Meanwhile Gasly, Perez, Ricciardo (before McLaren) extract more out of it. Good driver but worst of the best/good teammates he had

I think Ocons problem is actually very simple. Hes stubborn to the point of arrogant. It will always turn the people around you, admitting a mistake or lack of form is like the turning point for most drivers/athletes. He just wont do it. Stroll had the same problem witht he push. Just put your hands up and maybe lean into your emotion at that time and the sitiation is gone and you possibly flipped a couple important views of yourself. Edit; you essentially made most of these points while i was writing them. Put my hands up and accept my mistake, ill watch the full video first in the future. Good work man!

Esteban Ocon could be a good driver if he could see past the mega-chips residing on his shoulders. He has a major inferiority complex which hinders him in every aspect of his life. This complex then breeds a victim mentality that is very unhealthy.

I think both Alpine drivers have similar career path, both of them have thrown away by their previous team, RB and Racing Point. But in Gasly case he had better people sorrounding him he had a team principal who know how to deal with young driver and teamate who had similar experience in Kvyatt, look how the Franz Tost guidance in Gasly career, he carried the AT in 3 years having his first win in AT outfit.

"Never........Never in my life have i seen a defense like Ocon............Never"

The funny thing with the incident in Brazil is that it is fine to call Fernando an idiot over the radio when you just crashed but to double down in the press and say that he didn't do anything wrong at all and it was all Fernando was and is something that doesn't sit well with people.

no doubt the racing point incident affected him a lot. imagine struggling and working so hard only to be ripped away by strollbux. i rather like to think hes just in his own head especially right now with gasly beating him. its unfortunate because hes a decent midfield driver.

Ocon comes across as the kind of guy that would bump his own mother off the road to gain a position, and then blame her if his car gets wrecked.

For a random suggested video I’m very impressed with your editing, insight and overall quality! I’ll keep an eye on this channel, I feel like you’re gonna be huge!

He really does carry himself like he’s max. Knowing your limits and where to improve is a strength, not a weakness. He needs to understand that.

Excellent video. He needs to drive his own race like Kimi did and not be distracted by other conpetitors.

He should be forever grateful to Alonso for holding up Hamilton for his only F1 win, can't see him doing it again?

I come here after what happened in 2024 Monaco Grand Prix, anyone else with me?

I think in addition to the impact of losing his seat in the way he did it was just made worse by how his career was potentially shaping up to be. He was seen as the next Mercedes driver, don't know how solidly he was really seen as the next number 1 but the impression around those first few years of his career was he just has to bide his time and hone his craft then when a spot opens he joins a top tier team. Then he got dropped for the same year when the person who replaced him in that position started F1. So not only did he lose his seat in a crap way but he also saw his chance that he was waiting for disappear with George performing as well as he did. What bothers me about him isn't the incidents, or even the fact that he blames others (That is a shit thing to do of course) but he seems to have no problem with shittalking even after the race. We know it is normal for drivers to see the incident as the other driver's fault in the heat of the moment but with him it is as if he just sticks to that. The comments about Alonso are an example of his attitude. Why say those things? What do you hope to achieve by saying you did all the work? Even if he had to do everything and Alonso slacked on his duties, you don't help yourself in any way by saying that to the media. Answer the question of Alonso leaving in a PR way or even something like "It is known that we didn't get along well so I am not sad that he isn't my teammate anymore" but not saying things like that.

2:36 if you look at the races that they both finished, Ocon has the measure over Gasly, but I still think Pierre is the better driver and the better choice

Good analysis. I hope that Alpine will focus more on Gasly next year.

I'm french and I totally agree with your analysis

Being chewed up and spat out by Redbull taught Gasley humility.

I think whoever handed ocon a long term contract in 2022 shouldve been fired because thats why alpine lost alonso and piastri. If Ocon had been given 1 or 2 years he would have just accepted it and they could have retained Alonso and assured piastri of a seat this year...imagine alpine with alonso and oscar pairing

Perhaps the cockpit setup isn't all about the team giving Ocon the top treatment, and it's just a matter of dimensions. Which sucks for Pierre, but it simply wouldn't work to shoehorn Ocon into a Gasly-sized slipper.

Alonso's bad luck did not get in the way of Ocon boasting about beating him in the standings, so I will have no patience when he tries to pass of this year as bad luck against Gasly.

Never in my life have i seen someone lose control, slam into someone who was out of the way and then blame the guy. Wtf?

this video is even more make sens today

Honestly i liked him even when he did the max thing and perez ..but after this with Alonso im kinda annoyed... that was straight up disrespectful for the most experienced driver especially his ex teammate...it was bitter

Nice take but mate, get your facts right before posting your video. Just for example: Ocon’s win was in Budapest, not in Silverstone ; Ocon outscored Alonso last season (Alonso had more mechanical failure but still); Ricciardo and Ocon had an alright relationship. Making such mistakes and shortcuts just bomb the quality of your analysis.

If he was that bad I don't think he could have had a podium in Monaco this year especially since this circuit is 90% driver and he's in an alpine. I think there's been so many technical problems in the past two years it's like judging Leclerc's performance vs Sainz without factoring DNFs and so on. Also, there's a really embarrassing amount of online hate/cyberbullying towards him most of the time coming from Spaniards (Alonso fans, Perez fans) "death penalty for ocon" "lifetime prison for ocon". I agree with some parts of the analysis but I feel like it's really one-sided, there's a lot of emphasis on singular events (radios, specific races) and completely omitting that F1 drivers act like this all the time in the heat of the moment. For instance, Gasly flipped the bird already twice this season, throwing around the F words on other pilots, but you say he's calm and likable? There seems to be double standards. On the other hand, the fact that Ocon has 7 DNFs in 17 races and that when he can race he's bringing back points almost every time isn't even mentioned. 🤨

LETS GOOO 1k 🎉🎉 love to see you growing man

Ive held this hot take FOREVER and gotten a lot of flack for it. Nice to hear someone echo my thoughts!!

7 months later, I am watching your video and everything you said has / is playing out. Nice.

Fantastic video! Well done!

Thank you for bringing this up. I have thought the same about him for a while now. Not that i want to bash him, he is a capable driver, but the only reason hes at Alpine is because hes French. Perhaps Gasley can quietly take over and Ocon can be replaced.

Short answer: Yes.

Esteban feels like he has a contract with DTS. Not with Alpine.

Definitely based on today.

THIS AGED GREAT LOL.

Agree with you on Ocon, i think ever since wining in Hungary his ego has gone up thinking he's one of the best drivers on the grid, when i reality he's just a solid midfield driver. Also needs to calm down his driving style as he's getting involved in many incidents and take blame for incidents that was mostly his fault.

they changed the car to suit gasly a litle more sum way after summer break

is it just me or i forget that he is still on the grid

In my opinion Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon are exactly where they are supposed to be. I think both of them are pretty much equally skilled and that skill is exactly average in terms of F1 level. Alpine at the same time is the most average team in F1 in the past 5 years. Always in midfield, Never at the bottom, never regularly challenging for podiums. I think everything about this team simply screams average if you ask me. Not trying to hate on them this is just my personal perception.

He does. It's well documented.

It's kinda sad how Ocon is turning into tier 2 driver. Thank you for a comprehensive review of this situation btw. Subscribed)

Personally he is one of my favorite drivers for those reasons Someone who had to fight and claw for everything he has it shows that you can’t dream to big and if u fight hard enough you can beat the l prima donna glorified club racers it reminds me of a much grander scale of what I’m doing

Ocon has nowhere to go but Alpine in F1, he never gets along with other drivers and no team wants that disruption.

Ocan is a racing incident.

It is beyond frustrating being with someone who never see anything as being their fault.

Earned yourself a new sub today 👍💪

Finally, someone that gets (the same way as me, I'm not claiming I'm 100% correct) Ocon's behavior upon teammates.

His only friend on the grid seems to be Lance Stroll, which is probably telling. I still think he's a solid points scorer for Alpine though. No reason for both to split up. And while his relationship with Pierre is formal, both seem to be fairly in balance with each other and generally want the same from the car.

I can clearly remember the hype. He was going to replace Bottas 😂😂😂🇫🇮

"Good but not great one" while there are drivers in F1 who have never won or ever been on a podium, ok...

His latest press release after the Monaco crash shows that he does.

Ocon had 6 retirements and Gasly was barely able to beat him. Same logic everyone applies to the whole year with Alonso has to be applied here. Gasly did not outperform Ocon.

You are factually incorect a lot of times, fact check your scripts or you lose credibility. No offense, not trying to take the piss at you

Love the guy, I like that he won't bow down to his teammate even if he is less good, just like Fernando. He wants to win no matter what and I respect that. He just live the track

Icon won’t be in the grid by 26’

if not for Stroll Ocon would easily take the cake as my least favorite driver in F1

Short answer : yes . Yes he does

huh- your analysis makes sense

Ocon is incredibly French in how he acts.

Yes! Without even watching the video, yes!

Honestly, why is everyone suddenly talking about Ocon as if he were the first thing in the world lmao?

The other guy with same discrepancy between attitude and performance in recent history has to be Nikita Mazepin which puts Esteban, let's just say, questionable company. Yuki kinda was on a similar trajectory but i think he managed to turn it around.

Gasly is way better than Ocon. #teamgasly 😍

Correction: not Silverstone, but Hungary 2021

Attitude problem is an understatement . As he has the driving skill Latifi the stupidity of Kvyat . the over estimation of stroll . and arogance of grosjean and likability of mazapin . All combined you get a stroll .

Copy paste my tweet from Brazil GP “Theory… if we ask #F1 fans which driver they could axe from the grid, we would have a lot of #Verstappen / #Hamilton votes (due to fan boys), but if we ask all… which driver shouldn’t be really in the grid… the majority would vote #Ocon!”

Ocon might be arrogant, but to some extent in F1 you need that self-belief. You don’t have to be the most-liked driver to be successful in F1. On the other hand, maybe a bit of ‘yeah sorry guys, my bad’ wouldn’t do any harm and show a bit of humility.

Aged like fine wine.

Ocon van count himself lucky Verstappen didn't beat him up.

Bro, even though I agree on a lot of points with you but you need to get your facts straight, I’m pretty sure the Hungary silverstone debate has already been discussed enough but other things like gasly and ocon having the same Cockpit is just bs. Sure the care and button Lay-out on the steering wheel is engineered to ocon more but the size thing is just wrong, both of the cars are perfectly fitted to the dedicated driver. And don’t get me wrong that was a really good video with some very valid points throughout, but please emphasize on these things credible info is key the other stuff just lose it. I hope this wasn’t hurtful or anything just an honest opinion from another fan who followed the sport very meticulously over the last decade. I wish you the best and love from Austria

Jedi in the streets, Sith in the seat

Crazy to think that he has a race win but Lando doesn't.

Complete rubbish, all of it. From the current grid Ocon has least mistakes, most empathic off track, purest competitor on it, his pace needs more consistency, that is all. Put him in a ferrari he is as good as sainz and leclerc you are all immature or hate him for his good looks and talent, i dunno. This is a ridiculous agenda and its needs killing off. Disgrace to f1, bullying is not cool anymore

Ocon definitely has a PR problem. He is talented, but my perception is he has a chip on his shoulder.

Good video mate. But just remember his French

Ocon is a middle of the road driver who claims to be one of the best but aside from the occasional flash in the pan he just doesn't have the skill set of a top flight driver

He’s the real Jean Girard

Monaco 2024

I think one of the good things about lots of the F1 community is that apart from delusional fanboys that argue for the sake of it, everyone is at worse be neutral on all of the drivers, except Ocon. No one loves him. Look at Latifi, not the most skilled driver, but not an arsehole and wasn't treated as such by fans. Whereas I think most fan can agree that Ocon is a problem and the least liked on the grid since Mazepin, lost his seat.

I can't remember that he had any tension with Ricciardo.

Ocon should drive better and talk less

Alonso uses skill aggressively, Ocons skill is aggression

Yeah Ocon situation are so bad, he to arrogant for mediocre drivers who doesn't win any winning title champions. Even Max vestapen now days kinda more humble options then Ocon did. He thinks he is main character in F1

What can Ocon do at his best? *Monaco 2024* : WHAT DID HE DO?! WHAT DID HE DO? Also his single GP win is because Alonso was great and kept Hamilton back so much of the race to secure him the win.

yes. yes he does

YES. lol Guy has constantly demonstrated his poor attitude

The victim mentality that Ocon cultivated over his not-as-abundant childhood compared to his competitors really gives him a hard time. He thinks everyone is there to get him, both on and off track, which really help no one. He can’t even mingle well with the French drivers, let alone drivers from other countries.

Absolutely bang on

Good morning

Big fan of Ocon from early days but Ocon is very very like George, they cannot acknowledge their own shortcomings. Cognitive dissonance.