FIA Clears Esteban Ocon Over Pit-Exit Breach After Canada FP1 Crash

Stewards said he likely could not see the pit-exit light change and therefore applied no penalty while Haas must ready his damaged car for sprint qualifying.

Overview

The FIA stewards reviewed positioning, marshal system data, video, timing, telemetry and in-car footage before issuing an official decision that no penalty would be applied to Esteban Ocon.
Video evidence showed Ocon crossed the pit-exit line 1.11 seconds after the session end, but stewards concluded it was almost certain he could not have seen the light change from green to red.
Later in FP1 Ocon spun into the wall at the exit of Turn 4, damaged the front wing and triggered the session's third red flag.
Haas has only a short window between practice and sprint qualifying to repair Ocon’s car, creating immediate operational pressure on the team and driver readiness.
Ocon sits low in the drivers' standings with one point while team-mate Oliver Bearman is higher, and this weekend’s damage and repair time could affect Haas’s short-term competitiveness.