While he would not make his own F1 debut until later in 2016 for the Manor team, Ocon can also recall Haas’ first-ever race and the moment that Grosjean claimed sixth for the squad.
“I remember Romain’s radio message saying, ‘Welcome to Formula 1, guys,’” Ocon explained during media day in Montreal. “That [P6] was pretty impressive I would say. Definitely a nice first race and we are wearing these colours this weekend, the full suit, the livery.
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“We have team members’ [names] on the front wing as well written down, and it’s a nice little throwback and I hope that this will bring us luck this weekend.”
While the milestone will make this weekend’s event a “special race” for Haas, Ocon also admitted that the team need to work hard in order to keep up with their rivals.
“I think the good thing is that, when we were able to have decent pace, we’ve managed to take opportunities and get the result and score some decent points, like [in] Monaco,” the Frenchman said of the recent triple header sequence.
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