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Esteban Ocon: 'It Wasn’t A Great Qualifying Session'

Esteban Ocon admitted the “car didn’t feel ideal” during qualifying as he qualified thirteenth at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The Frenchman takes a five place grid penalty for a gearbox change to drop him to eighteenth and he said it “wasn’t a great” session at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace. 'It wasn’t a great qualifying session,' said a frustrated Ocon. 'For various reasons things just didn’t come together for us. 'We made a set-up change between final practice and qualifying and it didn’t really bring the benefit we needed. 'So the car didn’t feel ideal for qualifying.' Ocon thought the Racing Point Force India F1 Team had the potential to reach Q3, but the rain at...
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