Esteban Ocon ‘accidentally’ crowned Dutch GP podium winner instead of Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly due to massive mess up
Graphics-related mistakes term Esteban Ocon as podium-winner instead of Pierre Gasly at the recently-held Dutch GP.
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Emotions were high at the Alpine Garage as Pierre Gasly clinched his first Podium of the season at the Dutch GP. The Frenchman’s last podium came in 2021 at the Azerbaijan GP. As the French team celebrated Gasly’s podium, some eagle-eyed fans noticed a hilarious mistake on the podium graphics.
Taking to X and Reddit, fans were quick to point out how Esteban Ocon’s name flashed on the podium instead of Pierre Gasly’s as, supposedly someone in the graphics team over at F1 seemed to have confused the two frenchmen.
Gasly had his best finish of the season as he was one of the first drivers to switch onto the rain tyres early on in the rain-soaked Grand Prix. This decision found the Frenchman in P5 as he then went on to impressively pass Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari for P4. As the Alpine driver crossed the chequered flag in P4, Sergio Perez’s 5 second penalty promoted Gasly to a Podium finish. Ocon, with whom Gasly was eventually confused with, crossed the line in tenth to claim one more point for Alpine making it a merry outing for the French team at Zandvoort.
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F1 graphics labelled Sergio Perez as the winner in a previous ‘mess-up’ at the 2022 Austrian GP
The comical mishap at Dutch GP isn’t a first-time occurrence in Formula 1. Let’s cast our minds back to the Austrian GP when the wild graphics got all three names mixed up on the podium.
Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, and Lewis Hamilton crossed the finish line in P1, P2, and P3 accordingly. The broadcasted graphics labelled Sergio Perez, Carlos Sainz, and Max Verstappen as the Podium finishers confusing their teams and positions.
Due credit to a mistake, It was still a delight to see Verstappen’s name in the Mercedes colors, A sight, it seems, which seems far from the realms of reality without the interference of such ‘mistakes’. Come to think of it, these ‘mistakes’ seem quite delightful at times, adding a human touch to the sport we so lovingly adore. Reminding us that at the very core of the sport lies an irrational search for speed and thrill, a need for defiance.
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