The comical F1 record Esteban Ocon set at the Austrian Grand Prix
Ahead of the race at th✨e Red Bull Ring, the record was set a💛t three - Ocon at the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix.
In Bahrain, the Alpine 𝓰driver was penalised for an inaccurate start pos⛎ition before being given another penalty for failing to serve it properly at a pit stop, while his third penalty was for speeding in the pit lane.
His three offences equ🌌alled the record set by Pastor Maldonado at the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Frenchman has now br💜oken it, with thꦍe tally now at five.
Ocon was one of the eight drivers to be handed post-race penaltie🥃s after Sunday’s race.
He was hit with 30 seconds worth of time penalties for track limits from four separate inf༒ractions.
During the race itself, Ocon was hit with a penalty for an ൩unsafe release.
More amusingly, Oco👍n and his race engineer were pleased after the race when chatting over team radio that they were one of the few drivers not to pick up a penalty.
With a sharp eye for F1’s controversies and storylines, Connor is the heartbeaℱt of our unbiased reporting.
