Max Verstappen equaled Ayrton Senna’s win record at the Canadian GP and went beyond it after winning the Austrian GP. However, that wasn’t the only record broken at the Austrian GP. An F1 Veteran’s record was broken by Esteban Ocon after the race ended as fans took to Social Media with their sarcastic comments. What was this record and who is this F1 Veteran? Let’s dive deeper.
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Esteban Ocon and Alpine were not able to portray their best-of-the-midfield status at the Austrian GP. The Frenchman started in P12 and finished the race in the same position. Regardless, Ocon ended a lap down on Max Verstappen. The highlight of the Frenchman’s race was probably the penalty that he drew for an unsafe release. However, it was after the race that things got interesting.
Now we’ve recovered from yesterday’s post race drama.. here’s a fun stat: Esteban Ocon has now broken the record of most driving penalties in an F1 race, which was previously held by Pastor Maldonado 😅 #F1 #BritishGP
Aston Martin protested the result after the race ended. Hence, multiple penalties were handed out to a total of 8 drivers. The penalties were applied for exceeding the track limits. Esteban Ocon was among one of these drivers. The Frenchman was handed a total of 4 driving penalties (Two 5-Sec penalties and Two 10-Sec penalties), demoting him to P14.
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Unknowingly and unwillingly, Esteban Ocon ended up breaking the record previously shared by him and Pastor Maldonado. Yes, we’re talking about the most driving penalties in one race. Fans took to social media with their sarcastic comments as they got to know about Ocon’s record.
Fans React to Esteban Ocon Breaking Pastor Maldonado’s Record with Sarcastic Comments
Fans took to Twitter as they learned about Ocon’s new feat. Many suggested that Esteban Ocon is in good company, referring to Pastor Maldonado as they called the Frenchman a record breaker. Many called the record a byproduct of a skill issue. Let’s see how the fans reacted on Twitter:
Ocon in good company 🤩
"Records were made to be broken" - Pastor Maldonado, probably #F1 #AustrianGP
Esteban Ocon has now broken Pastor Maldonado's record of most driving penalties in an F1 race
Let's go new record. Goated drive
Now we’ve recovered from yesterday’s post race drama.. here’s a fun stat: Esteban Ocon has now broken the record of most driving penalties in an F1 race, which was previously held by Pastor Maldonado 😅 #F1 #BritishGP
Someone nicknamed Esteban Ocon the Oconator, while many called him the GOAT of F1.
presenting you... the OCONATOR
he achieved what he couldn't during bahrain🐐🔥
congratulations to esteban ocon for breaking the record of most penalties in one singular race at the austrian grandprix 2023 scoring 4 penalties the record was previously also held by esteban ocon who received 3 penalties in bahrain 2023 and pastor maldonado in hungary 2015
Bro his Bahrain GP performance was even better. He take the penalty wrong 2 times
Some suggested that Esteban Ocon’s performance at the 2023 Bahrain GP was even better. It was the race where Ocon equaled Maldonado’s feat when he attracted 3 driving penalties.
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