{"id":291537,"date":"2023-04-30T21:33:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T21:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=291537"},"modified":"2023-04-30T21:58:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T21:58:28","slug":"oh-my-goodness-f1-marred-by-pitlane-shambles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=291537","title":{"rendered":"'Oh my goodness': F1 marred by pitlane 'shambles'"},"content":{"rendered":"

A "shambolic" pitlane incident on the last lap of the Formula 1<\/a> Azerbaijan Grand Prix<\/a> could have been a "major, major incident", according to the driver involved.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The FIA were found to be in breach of their own sporting code after photographers and other FIA personnel were forced to leap out of the way as Esteban Ocon<\/a>'s Alpine barreled into pitlane to make a last-lap pitstop.<\/p>\n

They were in the pitlane to prepare for the post-race parc ferme and podium presentations.<\/p>\n

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Sky Sports F1 pitlane reporter Ted Kravitz was live on air as the incident happened, and said the organisers should have known Ocon still needed to pit.<\/p>\n

\"An<\/p>\n

"People in the pitlane don't realise Esteban Ocon still needs to make a pitstop – there are people all around this pitlane," he said just before the incident.<\/p>\n

"Is Esteban Ocon not going to make his stop? I don't think he can now because they've put out the parc ferme barriers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"I can see [photographers coming into the pitlane], Oh my goodness now Alpine are coming into the pitlane, they think they're going to make a pitstop!<\/p>\n

"There are people all over the pitlane! Oh what is this about?," he said as Ocon pitted.<\/p>\n

"This is a shambles. An absolute shambles. We could see it coming. Alpine could see it coming – what is going on down there?"<\/p>\n

\"Ocon's<\/p>\n

Lead commentator David Croft described the scenes as "a total and utter shambles of organisation".<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, Ocon said the incident "scared" him.<\/p>\n

"I am arriving at 300kph, braking in the last moment, crossing the line and I had to brake and avoid the people," he said after the race.<\/p>\n

"It could have been a major, major incident and it is something we don't want to see. It scared me, I am in control of the car, but I would not have liked to be the one in the pit lane."<\/p>\n

Following the race, stewards summonsed the FIA staff who oversaw the pitlane – which rarely involves anyone outside drivers and team personnel.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/OconEsteban\/status\/1652677499472551936<\/a><\/p>\n

"We considered that it was fortunate that there were no serious consequences on account of what happened today," the stewards said.<\/p>\n

"We stressed that the requirements of ensuring a safe and orderly event are paramount. This was acknowledged by the FIA team."<\/p>\n

The FIA has also confirmed they will conduct their own review into the incident.<\/p>\n

It's the second time in as many events the end of the race has been marred by incidents involving people where they shouldn't be.<\/p>\n

Fans at last month's Australian Grand Prix climbed debris fences and entered the track before they were cleared to do so.<\/p>\n

The Baku race was won by Red Bull's Sergio Perez, followed by teammate Max Verstappen as the team put on a dominant 1-2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The next race is in Miami on May 6-8.<\/p>\n

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