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Ocon celebrates, but rues missed podium opportunity

It was another impeccable performance from Force India's Esteban Ocon who believes a podium finish would have been achievable in Sunday's Mexican GP without a VSC period. The French charger found himself running third behind front runners Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas after a tussle at Turn 1 on the opening lap put both Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel out of contention. Kimi Raikkonen then became Ocon's main focus, but the Ferrari driver opting for a longer stint coupled with a Virtual Safety Car period allowed the Finn to overcut the Force India. Force India could lose Ocon to Mercedes Ocon was later defenseless against the recovering Vettel, and was forced to relinquish fourth...
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