The Frenchman claimed after the race that the wet compound was “not the right tyre at any moment” and that if conditions were right for it, a red flag would probably result, which is exactly what happened.
Ocon eventually claimed a point for 10th place on a day when team-mate Pierre Gasly gave the Enstone outfit a boost by finishing third, but he remained convinced that he could have done better.
Ocon lost ground at the start when he was only able to pit for intermediates on the second lap after Gasly came in at the end of lap one.
The Frenchman was again forced to wait an additional lap to pit when the rain reappeared towards the end of the race as Alpine opted against double-stacking its cars.
As he gingerly completed the extra lap, he was told by his engineer that he would be put on extreme wets rather than intermediates because “massive” rain was coming.
He immediately questioned the choice, saying, “go inters guys,” as he came into the pitlane in what was briefly sixth place.
He was the only driver to initially be given wets rather than intermediates, and within a few corners he reported, “This is the worst decision guys, fucking hell”.
Source: Autosport