F1's Esteban Ocon narrowly avoids disaster as he zooms into pits with photographers awaiting race's end

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Formula One driver Esteban Ocon avoided a potential disaster during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday as he narrowly missed several people lined up in pit road on the last lap of the race.

Photographers were lined up across pit road when Ocon came in to make a stop. Ocon got really close to hitting a few people but they were able to move out of the way before an incident.

"This is crazy," Ocon said after the race, via ESPN. "It could have been a big, big one today. And it's definitely something that needs to be discuss (sic). It's something that we don't want to see."

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Esteban Ocon prepares to drive during the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on April 30, 2023, in Baku. (Mario Renzi - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)

Ocon pit to satisfy the Formula One requirement on using two different types of tires during a race. It appeared the photographers were getting ready for Sergio Perez to come in and celebrate his victory over Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc.

"I don't understand why we're starting to prep the podium and prep the ceremony while we're still racing. There's one lap to go, there's still people that didn't pit. I'm arriving at 300 kph, I'm braking very late, I see the people around," Ocon added.

Ocon admitted that if he missed hitting the brake, "it’s a big disaster." He called on the FIA to take action so media members, or anyone else, don’t leak onto the roadway before the race is actually over.

"The stewards heard from the FIA representatives and determined that the relevant representatives took steps to set up the parc ferme area and also