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Decision Car 31 Incident With Car 87

British Grand Prix · 2025 · 6 July 2025 · Doc 48

Driver
Esteban Ocon
Team
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
Session
Race

2025 BRITISH GRAND PRIX

04 - 06 July 2025

From The Stewards

To The Team Manager,

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Document 48 Date 06 July 2025 Time 18:26

The Stewards, having received a report from the Race Director, summoned (documents 43 & 44) and heard from the drivers and team representatives, have considered the following matter and determine the following:

No / Driver 31 - Esteban Ocon Competitor MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Time 16:27

Session Race

Fact Turn 6 incident between Cars 31 and 87. Infringement Alleged breach of Appendix L, Chapter IV, Article 2 d) of the International Sporting Code. Decision No further action. Reason The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 31 (Esteban Ocon), the driver of Car 87 (Oliver Bearman), the team representative and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video and in-car video evidence. In damp conditions, Car 87 attempted to overtake Car 31 on the inside at Turn 6 and collided with Car 31. Both drivers informed us at the hearing that the track conditions contributed significantly to the incident given that they were both driving on slicks on a damp track. According to them, they were both fighting for the dry line which was only a car's width. In doing so, they came together and the resulting collision had both cars spinning out of the track. They considered the incident to be a racing incident with no driver wholly or predominantly to blame. While Car 87 appeared to have a legitimate claim to the corner at the apex under the Driver Guidelines, the Stewards took into account the prevailing track conditions, the available grip, and the respective positions and dynamics of both cars at the time. These factors indicated that the collision was the result of a convergence of movement from both drivers under challenging circumstances, rather than any one driver being predominantly at fault. The situation did not reasonably allow Car 31 to take a significantly wider line to avoid the contact. We were therefore unable to establish that one driver was wholly or predominantly to blame and agreed with the assessment of the drivers that this was an (unfortunate) racing incident. We accordingly took no further action. Competitors are reminded that they have the right to appeal certain decisions of the Stewards, in accordance with Article 15 of the FIA International Sporting Code and

The Stewards Chapter 4 of the FIA Judicial and Disciplinary Rules, within the applicable time limits.

Decisions of the Stewards are taken independently of the FIA and are based solely on the relevant regulations, guidelines and evidence presented.

Nish Shetty Mathieu Remmerie

Vitantonio Liuzzi Richard Norbury

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