Ocon misses qualifying after crash in third free practice

Esteban Ocon does not participate in qualifying in Miami. His Alpine team fails to repair his badly damaged car.

Substantial blow

Ocon hit the wall quite hard at the beginning of practice. This hit the chassis in such a way that it had to be replaced. As a result, the Frenchman can not participate in the session. He will probably start from the pits on Sunday.

After the blow, Ocon was taken to the medical center as a precaution. After a check he appeared ok to race, but he can therefore only do so again on Sunday. That is what his team Alpine reports. Ocon went to Twitter to say he is okay. "That was a big one but I am ok. A cracked chassis means I won’t be able to take part in Quali today. Absolutely gutted but full send for tomorrow. Allez Alpine."

That was a big one but I am ok. A cracked chassis means I won’t be able to take part in Quali today. Absolutely gutted but full send for tomorrow. Allez Alpine. pic.twitter.com/5TQfZuvBkH

— Esteban Ocon (@OconEsteban) May 7, 2022

We can confirm that sadly Esteban won’t be taking part in qualifying this afternoon. His chassis was cracked in the impact with the barrier and cannot be changed in time. Esteban is physically fine and will race tomorrow.#MiamiGP pic.twitter.com/iz8knwj7t0

— BWT Alpine F1 Team (@AlpineF1Team) May 7, 2022