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Komatsu answers Ocon claim over Haas axe

Oct.3 Ayao Komatsu has responded to Esteban Ocon's insistence that performance was not the reason Haas decided to drop him for 2027, saying the decision was based on the 'overall picture'. Ocon said at Sepang that he knows why Haas made the call but insisted: 'The reason wasn't my performance.' Komatsu did not directly contradict him, but suggested the definition of performance is broader than outright speed. 'I guess it depends what he means by performance,' said the team boss. 'Performance just encompasses, let's say, everything, right?' The Japanese made clear he does not doubt Ocon's pace. 'When everything is right, as you can see in the previous races, he's one of the fastest,' said...
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