Esteban Ocon admits Haas nonetheless must rebuild its confidence regardless of what he describes as an incredible turnaround between the primary two races of the 2025 season.
Haas had a strong pre-season of testing however was comfortably the slowest automobile on the Australian Grand Prix and was not within the combine for factors in a chaotic race. One week later, the group bounced again with double factors in China — finally promoted from seventh and tenth to fifth and eighth because of post-race penalties — however Ocon says the subsequent goal is to be constantly aggressive.
“We have to keep on prime of our sport,” Ocon stated. “The arrogance shouldn’t be but there, as a result of it’s solely race two and we’ve been swinging in efficiency from backside of the underside to midfield to now prime of the midfield.
“So, we have to keep on prime of what we’re doing, concentrate on ourselves and optimize what we’ve got. I do know there’s extra efficiency to unlock from the automobile and that’s superb to see.”
Regardless of his phrases of warning, Ocon is stuffed with reward for the job Haas managed to do between back-to-back races in Australia and China, and he hopes it reveals what the group is able to.
“Not that many days in the past, we had been useless final in Melbourne and it was wanting troublesome,” he admitted. “However, we didn’t sleep a lot — we couldn’t eat very a lot, within the phrases of Ayao [Komatsu, team principal] — nevertheless it was all value it, as a result of we mentioned all the things about the place to unlock that efficiency from the automobile. We knew there was extra efficiency available.
“Clearly, it’s a superb shock to see that we nonetheless can enhance some extra, and that’s the place we’re. So, it’s superb indicators. However actually, wonderful turnaround from the group — happy with everybody again in Maranello and Banbury. I believe they’ve executed an incredible job placing their hearts into it and looking for options.
“So, properly executed to them and properly executed to Ollie [Bearman], as a result of double factors for us is a large factor. He was out of place [in the Sprint] and it’s actually nice to see him coming again on an alternate technique as properly. We’ve made it work, and it’s nice to see. So, hopefully solely the start.”
