Esteban Ocon hailed his blast off the grid in Turkey as his "best start of the year", but a pair of unfortunate contacts on the opening lap wiped out his gains and ruined his race. From seventh on the grid, Ocon had skillfully propelled himself up to third at the first corner, only for his teammate Daniel Ricciardo to inadvertently nudge him into a spin. Having recovered, the Frenchman was hit again down the road at Turn 9 by Valtteri Bottas who was also in recovery mode after an off--track excursion at the first corner. But the contact led to a puncture that forced Ocon into an early pitstop, a setback that left the Renault driver chasing from behind all afternoon. "It was...
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