Ocon’s scare in the pitlane of the Baku circuit that could have ended in tragedy

2023-04-30 16:05:16

The 2023 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix has ended with a race within the norm, in which the Spanish Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz have managed to finish in fourth and fifth place respectively. The victory in this case has been for the Mexican ‘Checo Perez’, followed by Verstappen, with whom there has been a small battle to be placed on top of the podium.

Although tranquility has been the main trend during the race on the Baku circuit, there has been a small scare off the official track, specifically in the pitlane. There were still a few minutes left to finish the race, but even if it was the last lap, it was still allowed to go through the pits.

And so has the Alpine pilot, Esteban Ocon, who was going to access a pit stop when you have encountered an unexpected situation on the road. The pitlane, through which the Frenchman had to circulate, was full of journalists and a photographers, to whom it seems that they were given access to the area since the race was close to finishing.

Faced with this dangerous obstacle of people on the asphalt, Ocon had to slow down and dodge the people in his path as best he could, and they also ran to get out of the way. Fortunately, everything has been a scare and They have not had to regret hit-and-runs or injuries. But in the face of a situation like this, the alarms have gone off, and it has been the same Dazn channel that has reported the critical moment, posting a video on its official Twitter account.

This is not the first time that a situation like this has occurred. Last year, during the Australian Grand Prix, Alexander Albon also had to dodge several people in the pitlane. of the Melbourne Circuit. On that occasion it was a group of guests and fans with a VIP pass and who apparently were allowed to be in the area through which the drivers of the single-seaters could pass at any time to make a pit stop.

With today’s action, the FIA ​​(International Automobile Federation) may investigate what happened to that an incident like this does not happen againwhich can be a serious accident in the event of a collision, endangering the ‘intruders’ as well as the mechanics and the pilots themselves.