Gasly was in🍌structed by his team to let Ocon by in the closing stages of Sunday’s race at Suzuka, and, having initially protested the requested, he obli💝ged at the final corner of the last lap. 

Esteban Ocon finished ninth while Gasly ไcrossed the line in 10th, with the latter gesticulating angrily after crossing the line. 

“We don’t have to say anything now, we’ll discuss it after,” Gasly’s rac𒁃e engineer Ka🌳rel Loos told him on the team radio. 

Alpine had swapped Gasly and Ocon earlier in the race in order to let Gasly have a go at catching Aston Martin’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso. 

But when he was unable to do so, Gas♏ly was told to reve𝓀rse the positions back. 

While Ocon was informed o𓃲f the plan, G꧑asly claims it was not discussed in Alpine’s pre-race meeting. 

"It wasn't discussed before the race," Gasly said. "It was clear with theﷺ strategy they had planned that at some point Esteban would undercut me, but my pace was faster and 𒊎I would have to pass him back.

"I overtook him anyway on the race🅺 track because I had fresher tyres.

"It was never said that we would need to invert the positions again🌺 because I started ahead and I was always in front.

"As a team 10th and ninth or ninth a♔nd 10th is the same, but it was definitely not something I expected. And it's not something I really understand as well as I was the leading car, so we'll talk about it.

"I'm behind the wheel and my job is to go as fast as possible. I'm giving everything I can. Why give up a position, for what reaso🐼n…"

The Frenchman added: "Today I put the team in front of myself and that's w✤hat I will do anyway. 

“I think we did a good strategy as a t🌞eam we did the best job we could with both cars.

"I don't understand the team's decision, but I respected it and let Esteban pass, but in the end it's three poi🦋nts for the team and t෴hat's what we will have to look at."