News Details

Ocon admits his mistahe and accepts qualifying penalty

Manor rookie Esteban Ocon will start the Brazilian Grand Prix from back of the grid for impeding Renault driver Jolyon Palmer during qualifying at Interlagos. Ocon was investigated after the incident in Q1, where he was behind Pascal Wehrlein but ahead of both Sauber drivers on the timing screens. However the FIA race stewards found that Ocon blocked Palmer in Turn 4, which the Frenchman admits was due to a breakdown in communication with his engineer on the the Manor pit gantry. Ocoan said, 'The team did not tell me Palmer was coming. I saw him at the last moment and I could not move at that point because it would have been dangerous. I was not aware he was there, so that was clear. The...
Full Story »
9y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Force India considering Palmer, Ocon and Wehrlein

< > One Force India race seat to be filled for 2017 with a number...
9y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Wehrlein wants to understand SFI decision

– Manor driver Pascal Wehrlein says he is eager to understand why...
9y ago from GPUpdate.net

Pascal Wehrlein wants to know why he missed out on...

Pascal Wehrlein says he is eager to understand why he missed out on the...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Force India: Vijay chose Ocon over Wehrlein

Force India surprised the entire Formula 1 paddock when they announced...
9y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Pirelli outlines 2026 MotoGP test plans ahead of 2027...

Pirelli has officially outlined when it plans to test its new MotoGP...

F1 World Champion Lando Norris offered MotoGP...

F1 World Champion Lando Norris has been offered an opportunity to ride a...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Hyundai to run a WRC2 spec machine in 2027?

Hyundai has said it is considering a brand new WRC2 car for the 2027...

Project One confirms WRC27 entry

Founded by experienced motorsport engineer Lionel Hansen alongside former...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Ian Wright says he would 'take' this disrespected Man...

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has slammed the way Manchester United handled...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Episode 858 – Girding our loins

Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. In...
2h ago from Arseblog.com

'I actually think is a better player than Gyokeres' -...

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has boldly claimed that Gabriel Jesus is...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.