F1 | Wehrlein, stab at Ocon and Ericsson: "I beat them and I'm still in Formula 1"

A bitter feeling accompanies pascal wehrlein towards the start of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship which, after two years as a starting driver, will no longer see him as an active protagonist. Fired by Alfa Romeo Sauber to make way for reigning Formula 2 champion Charles Leclerc, the 23-year-old German this year will take on the role of test is preferably used for Mercedes and will compete in the championship DTM, always with the Stuttgart team. The initial project, however, was decidedly different: “Obviously I'd like to still be in Formula 1, I think I've proven myself deserve a place in the last two years" – declared the pilot from Sigmaringen to the newspaper Sudkurier.

Furthermore, Wehrlein wanted to remove pebbles from his shoes, throwing a dig at Esteban Ocon e Marcus Ericsson, former teammates at Manor and Sauber respectively: “There are still two of my former teammates on the grid that I beat: it's one strange feeling, but now I can't wait for the DTM to start".

Federico Martino