insisting he does not “give a s**t” about what people are saying.
The Frenchman is out of contract at the end of the season, with
several rumours linking other drivers to his seat at Haas. It has
been a difficult campaign so far for Ocon, who has scored just
three points, while team-mate Oliver Bearman has picked up 18. Ocon
has been out-qualified by Bearman five times across the opening
seven rounds, while the Briton also leads their race head-to-head
4-3. Securing strong results has proven highly challenging for
Ocon, who struggled with tyre degradation and a general lack of
grip in Barcelona leaving him in 13th. Other midfield teams appear
to be making quicker progress than Haas, making Ocon’s task of
scoring significant points even more difficult. His future was
already the subject of speculation ahead of the Canadian Grand
Prix, which he addressed at the time, and he has continued to
stress ahead of this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix that he has the
team’s full support. Addressing the speculation over his future,
Ocon told select media, including RacingNews365 : “I mean, I’ve got
the trust of the team, I’ve got the trust of Ayao [Komatsu]. I
think I discussed many of these topics already in Canada. “I’m
focused, with the team, on trying to improve the things we have
control over. On my side, I’m trying to do the best we can and
focus on the right things. People can say whatever the f**k they
want, to be honest, I don’t give a s**t too much. “I’m just trying
to do a good job for everyone. It’s been three or four races that
have been quite tough for the whole team. Of course, we’ve scored a
few points, but not enough and not what we want. “We need to get
back into shape, and we deserve it. Obviously, we’re doing a lot of
hard work, but it has yet to pay off.”