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Ocon: I knew this day would come

Esteban Ocon's run of 27 races without a retirement to start his Formula 1 career ended in Brazil on Sunday when he was taken out by Romain Grosjean. The Frenchman arrived on the Interlagos grid seeking his 28th chequered flag, and possibly a few points to go with it. However, on the opening lap he tangled with Grosjean and was booted into retirement. 'I'm not happy to retire from the race,' he said on Sunday evening. 'I knew this day would come at some stage, but I wasn't expecting it to be today.  'It's a shame because it has been three years since my last retirement in single-seaters [in 2014].  There was nothing I could do; Romain lost the car in Turn Six and crashed into me....
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