Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly have both been reprimanded for the accident that eliminated both on the opening lap of the French Grand Prix. Ocon and Gasly were competing on home soil for the first time in their respective Formula 1 careers but came together through Virage de L’Hotel on the first lap at Paul Ricard. The pair sustained terminal damage and stewards investigated the clash, before deeming that each had to apportion a share of the blame, resulting in reprimands. The Stewards reviewed video evidence, heard from the driver of car 10 (Pierre Gasly), “The driver of car 31 [Ocon] was optimistic in his move from the left of the track across to the apex of the...
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