Pain for Alpine spreads to the next Grand Prix after Ocon penalty

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Ocon gets a grid penalty for the Canadian Grand Prix after Monaco crash
26 May at 15:04
  • Matt Gretton
  • Editor-in-Chief

Esteban Ocon will get a grid penalty for the 2024 Canadian Grand Prix, meaning the pain of a crash with his teammate will be felt at the next round in the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship. Ocon and his Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly crashed together in Monaco.

Why did Ocon get a penalty?

The stewards deemed Ocon at fault for causing a collision with his teammate. Ocon initially got a 10-second penalty, but he was already out of the Monaco Grand Prix so the penalty will be converted to the race in Canada in two weeks time. This will be a five-place grid penalty, applied after qualifying.

Most of the attention was focused on Sergio Perez and his monster crash with the two Haas drivers. The Mexican's car was completely wrecked. But the replays then also showed a big collision between Alpine just before the entry to the tunnel.

Ocon pushed up the inside, and the two collided. The crash caused the Ocon's car to be flung into the air. Gasly was not very happy on the team radio. He gave a furious message but was able to continue when the race restarted.