Alpine boss Bruno Famin says the team never discussed the idea of benching168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Esteban Ocon for the F1 Canadian Grand Prix after his crash with teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly in Monaco.

Ocon triggered a first-lap collision with teammate Gasly at the Monaco Grand Prix which angered Alpine team principal F🍨amin, who warned there would be “consequences” for the incident.

In the wake of the incident there was intense speculation that Ocon, who will leave Alpine at the end of the season, could be dropped for this weekend’s race at Montreal, but Famin hit out at the false reports, insisting that was n💧ever a possibility.

"It has never been a point [of discussion],” he told Sky Sport🐽s F1 in Canada.

"We are all pr🔯ofessional. Even if something bad happened, we talked, we discussed what w👍e need to do to improve the situation for the coming race, but benching him for a race, it has never been a point.”

Speaking ahead of this🧸 weekend’s race♛ in Montreal, Ocon rejected suggestions that the Monaco crash had influenced his impending Alpine exit.

Famin e๊choed Ocon’s comments, explaining that the Frenchman’s departure was already🍸 in the making following months of talks.

"I'm much more focused on what is coming thꦯan what happened before,” Famin said.

"With Esteban and with Pierre, I said it several times, before. We have been talking for months and with Esteban I think it was quite clear that we were coming at the 🅰end of the cycle.

"He has been with us for five years, he's still here with us for the rest of the season, 16 races to go, and I'm sure we will do very good work altogether, ♋I trust his professionalism."

Famin was also asked if the rumours about him speaking to Ocon individual🌜ly before t💝he race in Monaco was true.

“I never speak to🍃 the drivers one-to-one for this kind of thing,” Fam💝in insisted.

“When we hav♍e races we all speak all together to make sure that everybody has the sameไ information and everybody listens to the same information at the same time.

“In the decision we were clear before the race in Monaco, like it was clear for the race before and 🎐the preꩵvious one. It was clear.”

Famin reiterated that Alpine junior Jack Doohan, who had limited running in a rain-hit FP1 in Mo𓃲ntreal, is in the frame to replace Ocon next year.

“Jack is an ♒option,” he said. "We are preparing him.  He was testing🔯 in Zeltweg not a long time ago and he has a quite heavy testing programme.

"We are happ🧸y with that and let’s see how he develops. He is one possibili♎ty among others, but he is one possibility for sure.”