Esteban Ocon apologised to Mick Schumacher after tangling with the Haas driver during the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The stewards held Ocon responsible for the collision at turn six on the first lap of the race. He was given a five-second time penalty and two penalty point on his licence, putting him on a total of three.
Ocon “attempted to overtake [Schumacher] during lap one to the inside approaching turn six,” the stewards noted. “Although [Ocon] backed out as Schumacher turned in, the front left of Ocon’s car made contact with the right rear of Schumacher’s car, causing Schumacher to spin and continue.
“It was considered that the move was not done in a safe and controlled manner by Ocon. Therefore the stewards determine that this is a breach of the above regulation.”
Ocon accepted the blame for the collision. “I definitely have to apologise to Mick on the incident,” he said when asked about it by RaceFans. “It was definitely my fault that one.”
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