MoneyGram Haas F1 Team finished with Esteban 16th and Oliver Bearman 17th, at the Spanish Grand Prix, held Sunday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Esteban took the start from 16th place on Pirelli P Zero Red soft tires and maintained his position through the opening lap, before pitting on lap 21 for Yellow medium tires. Esteban made his second pit stop on lap 44, again taking on mediums, before staying out when the safety car was deployed due to Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli coming to a stop. Esteban cycled through to 11th position but on used tires was unable to hold back rivals on fresher and softer rubber, and greeted the checkered flag in 16th position.
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team holds seventh position in the Constructors’ Championship, on 26 points.
Up front, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri headed team-mate Lando Norris for a one-two finish, with Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc third.
Esteban Ocon: “We stayed out on used tires under the safety car as we would’ve been at the back of the grid, and it wasn't worth it. It’s the end of the triple-header and there are some positives and some difficulties, but thanks to the team for the support they’ve given over these three weeks. I think it’s good that we’re now going into a week where we can analyze things and hopefully come back stronger. The positive was Monaco, and we now go to Canada which is another street circuit, so looking to getting back to where we belong there.”
