SLIDESHOW – Humbert, OM, Ocon and Gasly… Find out what caught the attention of the editorial staff of Le Figaro this weekend.
Magnificent loser, it’s a status that suits the French well. Two or rather three enchanted our weekend without imposing themselves. The first entered history, especially his own. Ugo Humbert qualified for the first Masters 1000 final of his career, the icing on the cake was that he did it in France. For the last of the Rolex Paris Masters in Bercy, Messin reached the final, a first for a Frenchman 14 years after Tsonga. A final largely lost to Alexander Zverev (6-2, 6-2). “The head wanted it, but the body didn’t react,” not so serious as the march was high, a promising week for Ugo Humbert who dreams of the Top 10 and the Masters in 2025, to be continued.
There are two of them and they are on the same team. Ocon and Gasly made Alpine happy this Sunday at the Brazilian Formula 1 GP. Second and third respectively behind Max Verstappen. Two French people on the podium? We had to go back to the 1997 Spanish GP where Jacques Villeneuve won ahead of Olivier Panis and Jean Alesi. This time, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly were beaten by the Dutchman. But the two Frenchmen were brilliant. Fourth on the grid, Esteban Ocon was very clean at the start and in the lead for 10 laps.
He actually crucified the tricolors but achieved a feat. Starting 17th on the grid and triumphing at the finish had only happened twice in the history of F1. A sign of the rather incredible performance of Max Verstappen, victorious in the Brazilian Grand Prix this Sunday. The Batavian showed his talent. With three rounds to go, it looks very good for a fourth title in a row. It’s very simple, if Verstappen finishes ahead of Norris in Las Vegas, he will be champion before Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Colossal.
As for Ligue 1, Marseille is the big winner of this 10th day. Taking advantage of the missteps of Lille held in check against Lyon (1-1) and Monaco defeated against Angers (1-0), Om took second place in the championship after their victory in Nantes (1-2). Another winner of this evening, Neal Maupay. Preferred over the disappointing Wahi since the start of the season, the former Brentford player took advantage of the second chance offered by De Zerbi by scoring a decisive goal.
Nothing is going well for Julien Stéphan in Rennes. Swept by Auxerre at Abbé-Deschamps, the Bretons lost (4-0). “A shipwreck”the word used by their coach is well chosen. There are worse things in life than Rennes, Montpellier for example. Jean-Louis Gasset’s MHSC concedes its fifth defeat in a row against Le Havre (1-0) and retains its place at the bottom with four points and a goal difference of -22…scary.
