Esteban Ocon was compelled into altering his entrance wing courtesy of his contact with Charles Leclerc.
Esteban Ocon and Charles Leclerc (Through: Imago, X/leclerc letters, screenshot)
The Miami Dash race had not even kicked off and Esteban Ocon hit Charles Leclerc whereas exiting his storage within the pitlane. The commentators have been seen calling the incident outrageous. After the incident, Ocon needed to change his entrance wing.
Charles Leclerc didn’t endure a lot harm to his SF-24 and was capable of get to the grid, nonetheless, it was a bit unlucky for Ocon as he already was beginning his race from P13. After the collision, the Stewarts fastidiously analyzed the incident and thus, handed a ten-second penalty to the Alpine driver.
Leclerc was seen saying the next over the group radio!
What the hell was he doing? Fortunately it’s simply on the wheel.
the second ocon hit charles leaving the pits pic.twitter.com/r7TLityUsx
— clara (fan acc) (@leclercsletters) Could 4, 2024
The given penalty was served by Ocon throughout the 19-lap dash race through a pitstop. It’s not the beginning the Alpine driver would’ve wished for Saturday’s operating. The group already sits on the backside of the chart, and the Dash race is normally a very good alternative to attain some factors, beginning the Dash with a penalty was the worst attainable final result for Ocon.
Esteban Ocon is within the plans of German big’s Audi
Esteban Ocon‘s present contract with Alpine is about te come to an in depth on the finish of this season. Alpine’s trajectory hasn’t been nice and as indicated earlier, the group is on the backside of the chart, thus, Ocon is contemplating different choices for 2025.
As understood by F1insider, Audi may need an curiosity within the Alpine driver. Audi has already signed Nico Hulkenberg for the following season. They’ve proven their curiosity and made a proposal to Carlos Sainz, nonetheless, the Spaniard is taking too lengthy to attract any conclusion, due to all this, the group has determined to discover different choices as properly.
Beforehand, Ocon was linked with Mercedes as he has an in depth relationship with Toto Wolff. Audi is the second group the French driver has been linked with to this point within the season. Retaining in view every thing that has been mentioned, it could be fascinating to what the longer term holds for the French driver.
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