小松礼雄：奥康被哈斯撤换令所有人意外
哈斯车队领队小松礼雄表示，当他告知车队奥康不会代表哈斯出战F1墨西哥大奖赛时，“所有人都感到意外”。奥康在罗德里格斯兄弟赛道周五练习赛后与车队发生矛盾，随后被撤换。
小松礼雄：奥康被哈斯撤换“令所有人意外”
哈斯车队领队回顾在赛季结束前撤换奥康的决定
小松礼雄表示，当他告知哈斯车队奥康不会代表车队出战F1墨西哥大奖赛时，“所有人都感到意外”。
奥康在罗德里格斯兄弟赛道周五练习赛后与车队发生矛盾，随后被哈斯撤换。尽管外界猜测众多，但除奥康与比赛工程师劳拉·穆勒在第二次自由练习（FP2）中就练习运行方案发生分歧（该对话通过车队无线电播出）之外，实际发生了什么仍不清楚。
奥康被预备车手平川亮取代，后者已在第一节练习中驾驶过赛车，并将代表车队完成墨西哥站剩余的比赛，本赛季不会再回到驾驶舱。本周末的巴西大奖赛上，哈斯2027年签约车手拉斐尔·卡马拉将与正式车手奥利弗·贝尔曼搭档，迎来自己的F1首秀。
“周六早上，当我不得不在这里告诉小伙子们和姑娘们，‘埃斯特班不再驾驶了，平川亮在车里’时，当然所有人都很惊讶，”车队领队小松说道。
“就像我对他们说的，通常，特别是在车队内部，我希望尽可能透明、尽可能知情，以便你们理解背景。但我真的不能多说。”
小松坚称他无法深入透露奥康情况的具体细节，但承认在与这位法国人共事期间，他学到了如何处理车手关系。
“每天都是学习，”他说。“说真的，每天你都会面对新东西；你总是在学习，一直如此。当然，和埃斯特班合作快两年了；这教会了我很多。所以，这是一个持续学习的过程。”
与此同时，奥利弗·贝尔曼发现自己扮演起了主力车手的角色，在哈斯车队身边都是新秀，不过他澄清自己的心态“没有改变”。
“当然，埃斯特班不在这里感觉很奇怪，而且这对每个人来说显然都是一个充满挑战的局面，”贝尔曼补充道。“我真的为他感到难过。当然，情况很复杂，事情已经发生了变化。
“我只希望这不会造成干扰。至少上周我不会说它造成了任何干扰。如果说有什么积极的话，那就是现在我们有拉法在车里参加这些赛事，这也让我们作为一支车队为明年做好了准备。”
那么，在与F2当前领跑积分榜的车手成为队友后，贝尔曼期待什么呢？
“说实话，我很兴奋能有一位会真正狠狠推动我的队友，”他说。“当然，这些年来我也有过这样的经历，埃斯特班就曾狠狠推动过我。但拉法同样会是一位非常强劲的竞争者。
“对于我们这些好胜的人、作为赛车手来说，你希望有人能把你推向更高水平，这无疑是让车队发挥出最大潜力的最佳方式。”
补充报道：Jake Boxall-Legge 和 Filip Cleeren
英文原文
Ayao Komatsu: Esteban Ocon axing ‘surprised everybody at Haas’
Haas team boss reflects on the decision to dismiss Ocon before the end of the season
Ayao Komatsu says “everybody was surprised” when he told the Haas squad that Esteban Ocon wouldn’t compete for the outfit in Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix.
Ocon was dropped by Haas after a falling-out following Friday practice at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Despite widespread speculation, what actually occurred remains unknown – other than a disagreement with race engineer Laura Mueller over run plans in FP2, which was broadcast over team radio.
Ocon was replaced by reserve driver Ryo Hirakawa, who had driven in FP1, for the remainder of the Mexican weekend and won’t return to the cockpit this season. This weekend at the Brazilian GP, Haas 2027 recruit Rafael Camara is making his F1 debut alongside regular Oliver Bearman.
“On Saturday morning when I had to tell the boys and girls here, ‘Esteban's not driving anymore, Ryo is in the car’, of course everybody was surprised,” team principal Komatsu said.
“Like I said to them, normally, inside the team especially I want to be as transparent as possible, as informed, so that you understand the context. But I cannot really say much more.”
Komatsu was adamant he couldn’t delve into details regarding the Ocon situation but admitted to learning about how to handle drivers during his time working with the Frenchman.
“Every day is a learning,” he said. “Seriously, every day you are faced with something new; you're always learning, always. Of course, it's almost two years working with Esteban; it's taught me a lot. So, it's a continuous learning experience.”
Meanwhile, Oliver Bearman has found himself in the role of a lead driver, with rookies alongside him at Haas, though he clarified his mindset “hasn’t changed”.
“Of course it's strange not having Esteban here, and it's obviously a challenging situation for everybody,” Bearman added. “I really do feel for him. Of course the situation is complicated, and things have changed.
“I just hope that it doesn't cause disruption. At least last week I wouldn't say that it caused any disruption at all. If anything it's a positive now that we have Rafa in the car for these events, and that is also preparing us as a team for next year.”
So what is Bearman expecting as he teams up with F2’s current championship leader?
“Honestly, I'm excited to have a team-mate that's going to push me really hard,” he said. “Of course, I've had that across the years, Esteban pushed me hard. But Rafa is also going to be a very strong competitor.
“For us as competitive people, as racing drivers, you want someone that pushes you to the next level, and that's the best way to get the most out of the team, for sure.”
Additional reporting by Jake Boxall-Legge and Filip Cleeren
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