F1 avoids nasty accident with chaos in the pit lane on final lap of Azerbaijan GP

F1 narrowly avoided a disastrous end to the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Esteban Ocon made his pit stop on the final lap with the pit lane full of people.
Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 4, Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku Street Circuit,
Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 4, Azerbaijan Grand…

Ocon hadn’t made his mandatory pit stop during the 51-race lap in Baku meaning he had to co⭕me into the pit lane on the final lap to avoid disqualification.

With the race coming to an end, a large number of photographers and other personnel were g🌜athering in the pit lane waiting for race winner Sergio Perez.

This meant when Ocon came into the pit lane, the entry was complet♑ely bl🐲ocked.

Sky Sportಌs F1's Ted Kravitz desc🌱ribed it as a "shambles".

He said during Sky's live coverage: “What is this about? This is a shambles. Absolute shambles. We could see it coming🃏, Alpine could see it coming, what is going ꦐon down there?

Commentator David Croft added: “That ꧑is a total utter shambles of organisation and someon𒅌e should have known.”

The FIA have confirmed thꦚe incident is under investigation. 

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