| Drivers: | Ocon v Pérez |
|---|---|
| Team: | Force India |
| Races: | 21 |
| H2H Winner: | Pérez (2/4/0) |
| Ocon | Pérez | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 49 | 62 | Pérez |
| Race Result | 9 | 5 | Ocon |
| Qualifying | 16 | 5 | Ocon |
| Fastest Lap | 7 | 10 | Pérez |
| Laps in Top 10 | 582 | 610 | Pérez |
| Best Result | 6th (x3) | 3rd | Pérez |
SEASON WRAP
What a pleasure it has been watching these two drivers battle it out over the last two years. Perez beat Ocon 6-0 in last year’s H2H but the scores were level at mid-season in 2018 as Ocon consistently demonstrated his star-of-the-future credentials.
While the final H2H score for 2018 once again went Perez’ way it is important to note that Ocon convincingly beat the Mexican in perhaps the two most important factors – race result and qualifying. After the mid-term break the Frenchman beat his teammate in qualifying at every event! A huge turnaround to 2017 when Checo beat Esteban 13:7 in quali.
It seems hard to comprehend that a driver of Ocon’s immense talent couldn’t find a race seat for 2019. We’re confident we’ll see him back in the F1 Paddock in 2020 and believe the Frenchman may well be a potential future World Champion in the right machinery.
In 2019 Perez will be joined by Williams driver Lance Stroll. In our opinion it’s a travesty to see Ocon unseated by the Canadian but sadly sometimes in F1 commercial pragmatism trumps raw talent. Who knows, perhaps Stroll will prove us wrong take the fight to Perez to challenge for the 2019 H2H bragging rights…