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Ocon penalty, Belgian GP 2026€5,000 fine for media duty

OutcomeThe competitor (TGR Haas F1 Team) is fined €5,000. This fine is suspended for a period of 12 months subject to there being no further breach of a similar nature

Infringement · Published

Driver
Ocon · 1/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
What happened
The driver was late attending the Thursday Press Conference
Regulation cited
Art. B10.1.1.a, Art. 12.2.1.i, Art. 9.15.1
Stewards' reasoning
The Stewards heard from the driver of Ocon (Esteban Ocon) and the Team Representative. Ocon was scheduled to attend the FIA Drivers' Press Conference at 14:30 as published in the official FIA Media Schedule but arrived approximately one minute late. The Driver explained that he was unexpectedly briefly delayed when rushing from a team meeting to get to the Press Conference and underestimated th… full reasoning ↗
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