Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon have agreed neither driver was at fault for their collision in first practice at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with both escaping punishment. Television pictures picked up Perez exiting Turn 5 with a damaged left-rear wheel, spinning and stopping with the tire popped off the broken rim. Ocon then crawled past the Red Bull before stopping a bit further along the track with damage to his front right, but no replays were available to show the contact due to technical issues. Both drivers were summoned to the stewards over the incident — that caused a red flag — but agreed that it was simply a misunderstanding that wasn’t helped by the issues teams...
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