Holes: Not everything went smoothly in the first half of the season.
Esteban Ocon is in his first season with Haas. In Hungary, before the start of the race weekend, the French driver assessed his performances with Haas.
Esteban Ocon: "I must say that we and the team are moving in the right direction. Not everything went smoothly, but there were weekends after which we could say that we performed really strongly. On such days, we couldn't do anything better, and we gained a lot of information.
We started the season in Australia with essentially last year's car, and since then, we have made a brilliant recovery. The team responded correctly to difficulties and acted appropriately in situations where I thought everything was hopeless, but it wasn't.
It was nice to see the team proud of the results achieved, and I am very proud of each of us for being able to improve. Now we are fighting in the middle of the pack, and we need to deliver results every time we start. That is the main difference from last season."
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Holes: Not everything went smoothly in the first half of the season.
Esteban Ocon is in his first season with Haas. In Hungary, before the start of the race weekend, the French driver evaluated his performances with Haas.