Esteban Ocon was unable to mix it up with the front-runners in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix after Alpine suffered a "significant" drop off in pace between qualifying and race day. Ocon qualified P7 on Saturday, three spots behind teammate Pierre Gasly, a performance by the Alpine pair that augured well for Sunday's event. Ocon gained a spot on the grid as a result of Gasly's demotion for impeding two drivers in qualifying and completed the first lap in fifth place where he remained until his first pitstop on lap 12 and his swap from the soft to the medium tyres. Ocon's middle stint brought him back among the top ten where he held his own in seventh position even after his second...
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