FIA Responds To Esteban Ocon Pitlane Carnage: "Very Dangerous Situation"

For an organisation that was so uptight about a nose stud, this seems very relaxed.

Chaos erupted at the end Baku during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix race as photographers and other staff flooded the pit lane while the race was still in full swing. 

Alpine driver Esteban Ocon, who pitted on the last lap of the race, had to avoid these crowds with no warning. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but race stewards called for a meeting with the FIA representatives responsible for this. This has now come to a conclusion. 

In a report from the FIA, the governing body has given no punishments, and has basically said, 'it's okay, they won't do it again'. This seems like a huge oversight on something that could have gone south very quickly. Here it is:

"The stewards heard from the FIA representatives and determined that the relevant representatives took steps to set up the parc ferme area and also permitted media and other personnel to gather in the start of the pit lane and the pit wall during the last lap of the race, while the pit lane was open and before the final pit stop of OCO (car 31).

"We noted that it was not unusual for the representatives to allow such persons into the pit lane just before the end of the race, in the usual course of preparation for parc ferme and the podium ceremony.

"However, in this case, there was one driver that had to pit in the last lap, and this created a very dangerous situation for those that were in the pit lane at the time. 

"We considered that it was fortunate that there were no serious consequences on account of what happened today. We stress that the requirements of ensuring a safe and orderly event are paramount.

"This was acknowledged by the FIA team."

"We walked through the relevant procedures and protocol with the FIA representatives in detail and require to them to take immediate steps to reconsider these procedures and protocols with the relevant stakeholders (including FOM, the teams, and the FIA) to ensure that this situation does not happen again.

"The FIA representatives expressed their regret at what happened and assured us that they would do so in time for the next event."

For an organisation that got so involved with Lewis Hamilton simply wearing a nose stud, this seems like a soft retaliation to a very dangerous situation.