Force India duo past ‘conflict’ stage
Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon will be free to race when this season begins with Otmar Szafnauer declaring them to be past the "conflict" stage.
Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon will be free to race when this season begins with Otmar Szafnauer declaring them to be past the "conflict" stage.
After much anticipation of a name change, Force India will remain Force India - at least for now - and have unveiled their VJM11.
Force India have revealed that rival teams, both "bigger and smaller", made approaches for some of their key staff after yet another stellar campaign.
Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez did not do themselves any favours with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff as he was "bothered" and "annoyed" by last season's clashes.
Force India believe that in Esteban Ocon they have a driver that is "every bit as good" as Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
Force India are ready to let Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon go wheel-to-wheel again after being forced to introduce team orders during the 2017 season.
Esteban Ocon is determined to remain focused on his job at Force India during the 2018 season despite receiving a good progress report from Mercedes.
Esteban Ocon has revealed that he asked Mercedes for advice on how to deal with his team-mate Sergio Perez.
Sergio Perez believes Force India cannot afford to bring team orders into effect again next season with the threat of a resurgence from both Renault and McLaren.
Esteban Ocon does not agree with Sergio Perez's comments that he will be under "more pressure" to succeed next season.
Toto Wolff has admitted that Esteban Ocon is in the Mercedes "picture", but has dismissed suggestions that the Force India driver is being lined up to replace Valtteri Bottas.
Esteban Ocon is preparing himself for a key campaign in 2018 as he is expecting a lot of opportunities to open up in the driver market for 2019.
Esteban Ocon refused to reveal the source of his annoyance after missing out on what he felt was an achievable P7 in qualifying at Abu Dhabi.
Force India are determined to wrap up their 2017 campaign with a "strong result" at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Esteban Ocon believes Force India could spring a "surprise" if a budget cap was introduced to Formula 1.