07
Mar
2023
What triggered Ocon’s bizarre F1 penalty triple whammy
From being out of position at the start to not serving his subsequent sanction correctly, Ocon’s race turned from bad to worse when he also picked up a pitlane speeding offence.
In the end, the situation left him well outside the points and triggered the team’s decision to end his race early.
How it unfolded
The sequence of events kicked off before the start when Ocon lined up slightly out of position on the grid.
The stewards deemed that Ocon’s right front tyre…