Whereas he wouldn’t make his personal F1 debut till later in 2016 for the Manor workforce, Ocon may recall Haas’ first-ever race and the second that Grosjean claimed sixth for the squad.
“I bear in mind Romain’s radio message saying, ‘Welcome to System 1, guys,’” Ocon defined throughout media day in Montreal. “That [P6] was fairly spectacular I might say. Undoubtedly a pleasant first race and we’re carrying these colors this weekend, the total swimsuit, the livery.
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“We have now workforce members’ [names] on the entrance wing as properly written down, and it is a good little throwback and I hope that this can carry us luck this weekend.”
Whereas the milestone will make this weekend’s occasion a “particular race” for Haas, Ocon additionally admitted that the workforce must work onerous as a way to sustain with their rivals.
“I believe the great factor is that, once we had been in a position to have first rate tempo, we have managed to take alternatives and get the end result and rating some first rate factors, like [in] Monaco,” the Frenchman stated of the latest triple header sequence.