MoneyGram Haas F1 Team equaled the highest result in its Formula 1 history with Oliver Bearman’s fourth place finish, with Esteban Ocon also in the points taking ninth at the Mexico City Grand Prix, held Sunday at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Esteban started the race from 11th on the grid, also on soft tires, and made up a spot on the opening lap to run in 10th place. Esteban boxed on lap 27, taking on medium tires, and jumped the Red Bull of Yuki Tsunoda, before preserving the tires through the remainder of the race. Esteban faced pressure from Gabriel Bortoleto in the closing laps but maintained his position at the end of the 71-lap race to take ninth place, and ensuring a double points finish for the American squad.
The haul of 14 points scored in Mexico moves MoneyGram Haas F1 Team up into eighth place in the Constructors’ Championship on 62 points total.
Esteban Ocon: “It’s been a very solid race, and we’re very happy with our weekend overall. We didn’t get all the luck on our side, in terms of being in the wrong place at the wrong time in both quali and the race with the same car. Well done to Ollie and well done to the entire team, we’re moving one place up in the Constructors’ Championship with a whole lot of points and we should be pleased with that.”
