Ocon to face 'consequences' of collision with Gasly

Alpine's Esteban Ocon will face consequences for a costly first-lap collision with Formula One teammate Pierre Gasly at the Monaco Grand Prix, said principal Bruno Famin on Sunday.

Ocon was given a 10-second penalty, resulting in a five-place grid drop for the next race in Canada, after stewards determined he caused the collision at Portier, which threw his car high into the air and out of the race.

"It was clear to us that the collision was caused solely by the overly ambitious overtaking attempt, from too far back," they said.

Ocon later apologised on social media, admitting that the collision was his fault and that the gap he went for was too small.

Famin told Canal+ television: "It's sad, this kind of incident. It's exactly what we didn't want to see. And there will be the appropriate consequences."

Gasly finished 10th for the final point, doubling Alpine's tally after eight races.

The Frenchman stated that such incidents should not occur between teammates.

"It was a clear instruction from the team on what to do, what we were supposed to do, and this wasn’t respected," he told reporters.

"Potentially we could have maybe scored points with both cars. We’ll talk about it, I’m sure we’ll move on and find solutions in the future."

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