The comical F1 record Esteban Ocon set at the Austrian Grand Prix
Ahead of the race at the Red B🙈ull Ring, the record was set at three - Ocon at the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix.
In Bahrain, the Alpine driver was penalised for an inaccurate start position before being given another penalt♕y for failing to serve it properly at a pit stop, while his third penalty was for speeding in the pit lane.
His three offences equalled the record seཧt by Pastor Maldonado💜 at the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Frenchman has now broken iꦬt, with the tally now at five.
Ocon was one of the eight dr🌠ivers to be handed post-race penalties after Sunday’s race.
He was hit with 30 seconds wo෴rth of time penalties for track limits from four separate infractions.
During the race itself, Oꦓcon was hit with a penalty for an unsafe release.
More amusingly, Ocon and his race engineer were pleased after the race when chatting over team radio that they were one of the few drivers n🍌ot to pick up a penalty.
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