Scorpaguy wrote: ↑08 Sep 2020, 03:49
Does anyone know his reputation? Is he a good kid or a bit of a diva? When he and Hulk were left high/dry...there was certainly a lot of calls begging for him to have a drive...I never heard him say anything that reeked of entitlement. I really only remember the Max passing/wrecking incident and how he positively melted when Max confronted him.
Based on what we've seen of him (some clashes with Perez & the Max incident mostly), I cannot help but have the impression that he is a bit of a psychological bully. The type of person that throws around little stingy comments, trying to provoke the other, and when the other party responds he plays all innocent while the other party gets the blame. That was very clear with the Max incident. When Max took the bait after the race, Ocon just stood there smirking, and it worked - Max got penalized for the post-race incident, Ocon got away. It very much reminded me of some early high school days, where you always have those types that can do nothing wrong in the eyes of the teachers/rest of the world, but straight up terrorize some other students. Admittedly, I have shown some of that behavior in those days, perhaps that's why it resonates in case of Ocon now.
On the other hand, Peter Windsor once berated me for commenting something of the like below a youtube video discussing the incident - he says Ocon is an honest and good kid. Maybe he's right, he gets closer than most of us for sure. On the other hand, maybe he just fell for the trick as well. Most people do. I guess I'm not the one to judge either way - but personally, I'm not too impressed with Ocon based on what we do see publicly.