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Lack of grip deprives Ocon of top-ten start

For the first time since Singapore, Esteban Ocon failed to make the top-ten Q3 cut after qualifying P11 for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix. A model of consistency this year in his first full season of F1, the Force driver missed out by a few hundredths of a second, noting that his car had not improved as much as expected from Friday to Saturday. "It was not a perfect session and I just missed out on making Q3," said the French driver. "The margins are always tight here and a few hundredths would have made the difference. "For whatever reason we didn’t make our usual step between Friday and Saturday, and that’s one of the reasons we were not as strong as we should...
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