Esteban Ocon's manouvre cause quite a stir within Alpine. On Lap 1 at the Monaco Grand Prix, Ocon tried to overtake his teammate, Pierre Gasly in the Portier corner, but the two Alpine cars collided forcing Ocon to retire. Former Renault (Alpine's predeccesedor) driver Jolyon Palmer however to some degree defended the driver also rumoured to be substituted out for the Canadian GP.