Esteban Ocon said he was surprised by the late timing of the Safety Car restart in the Tuscan Grand Prix, in which four drivers were involved in a crash which stopped the race.
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Ricciardo suspected Racing Point would drop Perez for Vettel
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo says he suspected Racing Point were preparing to replace Sergio Perez with Sebastian Vettel following the previous race at Monza.
Ocon cleared of impeding Raikkonen in qualifying
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onThe stewards have cleared Esteban Ocon over his incident with Kimi Raikkonen in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix.
“I did say ‘patience’ Esteban”: Monza traffic problems recur in practice
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onConcerns over traffic at Monza were borne out in Friday’s second practice session when Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly got in each others’ way.
Ocon gives himself ‘six out of ten’ for first races since return
2020 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon says he had plenty of room for improvement in his first six races since returning to Formula 1.
Ocon expects Renault will benefit from ‘quali mode’ ban
2020 F1 season
Posted onEsteban Ocon believes the coming ban on teams using ‘quali modes’ on their engines is likely to play into Renault’s hands.
Ocon hopes new power unit cures top speed deficit to Ricciardo
2020 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onRenault will replace Esteban Ocon’s power unit for next week’s race, which he hopes will cure his car’s lack of straight-line speed compared to his team mate’s.
Drivers concerned over “dangerous” slow out-laps in qualifying
2020 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onF1 drivers say they are having to perform “very extreme” slow out-laps to preserve their tyres in qualifying, which some believe creates a safety concern.
Magnussen and Ocon summoned to stewards over crash in practice
2020 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onKevin Magnussen and Esteban Ocon have been summoned to the stewards after the Renault driver crashed while trying to avoid his rival.
Ocon accepts penalty for “ruining George’s lap”
2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon said the stewards were correct to penalise him for holding up George Russell during qualifying.
Ocon did not impede Raikkonen in qualifying, stewards rule
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onRenault driver Esteban Ocon has been cleared of impeding Kimi Raikkonen in today’s qualifying session.
Why Ocon said he never wants to repeat “horrible” Hungarian GP weekend
2020 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted on“That was a horrible weekend guys” Esteban Ocon told his team after the Hungarian Grand Prix. “I don’t want ever to have a race like this.” What went wrong?
“I’m very unimpressed”: Drivers’ mixed responses to team orders in Styrian GP
2020 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onThree drivers were told to let their team mates overtake them during the Styrian Grand Prix – but two of them took quite a bit of convincing.
Ocon: Lack of tow increased gap to Ricciardo
2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon was over six-tenths of a second slower than Daniel Ricciardo, but his team told him more than half of that was due to not having a slipstream.
Ocon: I’ve changed everything I do to minimise virus risk
2020 F1 season
Posted onEsteban Ocon says he’s doing everything he can to avoid catching the Covid-19 coronavirus, while Daniel Ricciardo admits he’s “got through a lot of cleaning products”.
Ricciardo: No awkwardness at Renault despite decision to leave
2020 F1 season
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo says he expects to get “back to business” as normal at Renault despite his decision to leave the team at the end of the year.
Ocon already practising Algarve circuit for possible F1 race
2020 F1 season
Posted onEsteban Ocon has been practising the Autodromo do Algarve on his home simulator following reports the Portuguese circuit could be added to the 2020 F1 calendar.
Renault’s car will be “very different” at first race compared to Australia
2020 F1 season
Posted onEsteban Ocon says Renault will bring a significantly revised car to the first race of the 2020 F1 season next week.
Watch Verstappen out-drive a stellar F3 field at Imola
It's Not Race Week
Posted onOur new series It’s Not Race Week highlights great races you might have missed. In our first instalment, Max Verstappen’s superb drive against a stellar F3 field at Imola.
F1 paddock takes more precautions as five await Coronavirus test results
2020 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 teams and drivers are taking added precautions to guard against Coronavirus as five members of the paddock have been put in isolation pending test results.