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Ocon's podium anguish was ‘hard to swallow'

Esteban Ocon said his Saudi Arabian Grand Prix podium near miss was “hard to swallow” after being pipped on the run to the line by Valtteri Bottas. The Frenchman was the surprise winner in Hungary this year and again looked like being a major beneficiary of a chaotic race at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Starting ninth on the grid, Ocon gradually worked his way up the order as the grand prix stopped and started due to various incidents. Coupled with a ‘deal’ between race director Michael Masi and Red Bull for Max Verstappen to essentially be given a grid penalty at the second race restart, the Alpine driver launched from the front. Unsurprisingly, Ocon could not keep Verstappen and...
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