Ocon Owns Up to Force India Run-Ins With Perez as Rookie 'Mistakes'

He says youthful impatience under pressure led to incidents that cost points for a cash-strapped team.

Overview

Ocon reflects in a new interview that he made mistakes in his 2017–2018 battles with Sergio Perez and feels guilt over the clashes.
He cites Spa as a moment he wishes he could change, while also recalling the high-pressure pairing with an experienced Perez.
Key flashpoints included Baku in 2017 and two Spa run-downs to Eau Rouge that triggered temporary team orders at Force India.
Another collision at the 2018 Singapore start ended Ocon’s race, with the team assigning blame to Perez at the time.
The intra-team incidents hampered a fourth-quickest car and hurt a financially stretched outfit that was sold to a Lawrence Stroll-led group in mid-2018, as Ocon and Perez now rejoin the 2026 grid with Haas and Cadillac respectively.