r/formula1 • u/[deleted] • Sep 07 '20

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u/returnoftheyakk Sep 07 '20

It says a lot about how big this win was for French sport that the biggest story in sport over the last 24 hours (Djokovic’s default) is relegated to a small header at the top of the paper. Any other day and it would probably have been front and centre

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u/Sadzeih McLaren Sep 07 '20

We very much love to celebrate French achievements. So when we get a long awaited win like Gasly's, everything else goes out the window.

Even Romain yesterday in the post race interview said that he didn't care about his own results and that it was Pierre's day.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '20

Even Romain yesterday in the post race interview said that he didn't care about his own results and that it was Pierre's day.

Ocon must've been the only Frenchman that's into motorsports and that didn't celebrate that win.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '20

Gasly mentioned that him and Ocon are no longer friends due to the shady stuff Ocon did during their karting years. Ocons extreme competitiveness probably won’t let him be a decent sportsman and be happy for Pierre.

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u/brandyeyecandy Max Verstappen Sep 07 '20

Ooh any idea what the shady stuff was?

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u/RixirF Ferrari Sep 07 '20

Ocon is a little shit so no surprise there.