Ocon on 42G Miami crash injuries and his tough path to F1

Esteban Ocon said he collapsed in his shower the morning after a high-impact crash at the 2022 Miami Grand Prix, revealing the severity of injuries he continued to feel days after the incident and recounting the family sacrifices and personal challenges that shaped his route to Formula 1. The French driver described a 42G impact in third practice when his Alpine spun at Turn 13 and struck a concrete barrier, an accident that he said left him with knee injuries, balance problems and other aftereffects.

Ocon, who now races for Haas, said the crash looked less dramatic on video than it felt in person. He told the interviewer that he struck the wall backwards, hit both knees and could barely walk immediately afterwards. It took more than a minute and a half to extract him from the stricken car, and he said he later experienced symptoms that included collapsing in the shower the next morning and noticing blood in his urine. Despite the ordeal, Ocon recovered sufficiently to start the race from the back of the grid and finish eighth. "I took 42G," he said, describing the Miami session in 2022.

The account underscores the physical risks drivers face even outside headline accidents....