Esteban Ocon denies rumours that he was involved in a physical altercation connected to his being dropped by Haas for the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix. Multiple outlets say Ocon makes this denial in his first public statement since the decision, responding to reports that the incident involved Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu.
Across coverage, outlets frame the dispute as a denial of violence and tie it to Haas’ decision to bench Ocon for the Mexico race. Several reports add that the benching was “most likely” linked to a public disagreement with his race engineer during free practice, followed by discussions with the team on Friday night. Other sources focus primarily on Ocon’s statement and the specific claim that the situation escalated into a physical confrontation.
While the core facts and the nature of the denial are consistent, outlets vary in how much they describe the preceding events leading to the benching.
