Haas ‘didn’t get to the bottom of the problem’ with Ocon’s car

Formula 1 News
151 followers
10 Video Views·Sep 5, 2026
AI Generated·May contain errors
Video Summary
AI GeneratedEsteban discusses his challenging qualifying session, noting that while he maximized the car's potential to reach Q2, he struggled with engine issues and inconsistent aerodynamic load. Despite the team's extensive efforts to replace parts and resolve the problems, the technical issues persisted, though he remains positive about the overall performance and recent updates.
Hey Esteban, I know you were up against it because you obviously didn't have the engine.
I know it wasn't super comfortable for you yesterday either with the car.
So, how are you feeling right now after that tough quali?
Yeah, I'm happy with my lap. I think we really maximized the potential of what we had in hands today.
Obviously, you know, there was, you know, a few differences across cars,
but not only the engine, but also on the aero side, you know.
We struggle with the consistency always and that has materialized clearly on my side the whole weekend.
But the team did a mega job by trying to fix the problem.
We changed all the parts possible on the car overnight and even, you know, in FP3.
So, we didn't get to the bottom of the problem.
We still had it in qualifying, but yeah, hats off to them,
because that was a lot of work with no rewards at the end, which is a shame.
But, you know, we did well this weekend and hopefully, you know,
we can get some decent racing tomorrow, even if we have that kind of issue. So, let's see.
Did it feel any better than quali or is it still quite a fundamental difference at the minute?
Unfortunately, we still do have, you know, that aero loss, that load loss, you know,
that we struggled with since the beginning of the weekend.
Plus, obviously, the engine, but that we knew already.
But all in all, it was good to get into Q2 anyway, you know.
So, I think, yeah, a lot of positives to take away.
Also happy for the whole team, because, you know, the update seems to work, you know, on the early side
and that's very reassuring. So, yeah, we just need to get the two cars the same.
