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“Overperforming” floor and plank legality fears led to pit lane start for Ocon
2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine chose to start Esteban Ocon from the pits because they feared he would fail a legality check on his car’s plank if they did not change his A523’s set-up.
FIA will “take immediate steps” in response to “very dangerous” pit lane incident
2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onThe FIA has said “immediate steps” will be taken in response to the potentially dangerous incident which occured in the pit lane during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Ocon says “crazy” near-miss in pit lane could have been “a big disaster”
2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon said his near-miss with people standing in the fast lane of the pits “could have been a big, big one” if he’d braked too late.
FIA investigating Ocon’s “scary” near-miss with people in pit lane
2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon had a shocking near-miss with a group of photographers in the pit lane when he came in to change tyres on the final lap of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Sargeant withdrawn from sprint race as Alpine confirms pit lane starts for Ocon
2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onOnly 19 drivers will start today’s Formula 1 sprint race in Azerbaijan as Williams have withdrawn Logan Sargeant’s car.
“Got away with that one!”: F1 drivers’ unheard reactions to restart chaos
2023 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onF1 drivers complained rivals were given places back after making mistakes in the final standing restart at the Australian Grand Prix. Here’s what they had to say.
Alpine making “huge effort” to stockpile spare parts during break before Baku
2023 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer says the team will use the unplanned four-week break between F1 rounds to stock up on spare parts.
Three crashes, one penalty: Did the Melbourne stewards get these calls right?
Debates and Polls
Posted onThree collisions occurred after the final standing restart at the end of the Australian Grand Prix. Did the stewards make the correct call?
Gasly skirts ban as he avoids penalty for “first lap incident” with Ocon
2023 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly has avoided drawing any closer to a race ban after the stewards chose not to penalise him for colliding with his team mate.
Ocon “kept pedal to the metal” after hitting the wall twice on his fastest lap
2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon admitted he was grateful qualifying was over after “too many close calls” around the high-speed Jeddah circuit this weekend.
Hamilton dissents as rivals back F1’s return to Saudi Arabia after missile strike
2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton was a notable dissenter as other Formula 1 drivers said they were happy to race in Saudi Arabia again following last year’s missile strike.
Verstappen welcomes Jeddah changes: “It was definitely dangerous in some areas”
2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen has welcomed the alterations to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit ahead of this year’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to improve safety.
“Strange” Drive to Survive editing “made me look happy with eighth” – Ocon
2023 F1 season
Posted onEsteban Ocon insists he “never said” a radio message which he is heard uttering during the French Grand Prix in the new season of Drive to Survive.
Alpine “very ambitious” despite fourth-place target for 2023 – Ocon
2023 F1 season
Posted onEsteban Ocon says Alpine aims to take a step towards Formula 1’s top three teams this year but isn’t expecting to repeat his 2021 race win.
Ocon takes “good satisfaction” from out-scoring “very fast” team mate Alonso
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon said out-scoring his two-times world champion team mate Fernando Alonso was a satisfying result
Rossi threatened to replace Alonso and Ocon for final race over Brazil clashes
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine CEO Laurent Rossi revealed he threatened to replace drivers Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon as punishment for clashing in Interlagos.
Power unit change but no grid penalty for Ocon after fire
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine has changed Esteban Ocon’s power unit ahead of today’s Brazilian Grand Prix due to damage caused by a fire.
Alonso handed five-second penalty and two penalty points for Ocon collision
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onThe stewards ruled Fernando Alonso was “wholly” to blame for a collision with his team mate during the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race.
Alonso and Ocon “let the team down” with collisions, says Alpine boss Szafnauer
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer issued a stinging rebuke to both his drivers after they collided twice during today’s Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race.