Pierre Gasly was furious with team-mate Esteban Ocon after the Monaco Grand Prix. The Alpine pair collided on the opening lap after the latter made an ambitious dive-bomb at Portier.

“It was very unnecessary; you should never have such a situation, especially between team-mates,” Gasly said.

“Just sad. Disappointed with the situation. Especially, we had clear instructions before the race on what to do, and whoever qualified ahead, the trailing car was supposed to help throughout the race.

“That was the strategy. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen. We definitely need to speak because we can’t afford [it], especially in a season like that.”