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Wehrlein: Qualifying gap to Ocon shows Haryanto was "underrated"

Pascal Wehrlein says he is "a bit sad" over former Manor teammate Rio Haryanto not getting the credit he deserved during his stint in Formula 1. Having run the first 12 races of the season with Manor, Haryanto was replaced by Mercedes and Renault protege Esteban Ocon during the summer break due to a funding shortage. Ocon will start 17th on his debut, with Wehrlein lining up 15th, the German the only one of the two Manor drivers to make Q2, having lapped half a second quicker than his new teammate. "He’s a very highly-rated driver and to beat him by half a second in qualifying was very good and I’m happy with that," Wehrlein said. "Maybe now you can see that Rio...
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