Imola, Italy /
The first free training session of the Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna of formula has been interrupted with red flag, After an incident in which the Mexican was involved Sergio “Checo” Pérez (Red Bull) and the French, Stephen Ocon (alpine).
With 22 minutes to go, the first free practice session in Imola (Italy) has been interrupted with a red flag, due to the damage suffered by the cars of Esteban Ocon and Sergio Pérez.
RED FLAG ????
The session stops because Sergio Pérez has a problem with the rear left wheel and Esteban Ocon suffers collateral damage ????
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The car of Esteban Ocon hurt his right front and that of Czech Perez in the left rear area, but both riders came out on their own foot.
Spaniard Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) defends his first position in the final 12 minutes of the session.
What happened in the Czech and Ocon accident?
While there is no clear video where the incident is seen, it all seems to be that Ocon takes the biggest responsibility, the case is being investigated by the commissioners.
“I only had it from the driver’s perspective, but obviously it looks like Ocon was on a slow lap and Sergio was on a fast lap and there was contact between the two guys on that curve,” Christian Horner said. Red Bull team leader.