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Ocon hits out at Perez in Force India civil war

Force India’s Esteban Ocon has hit out at his teammate Sergio Perez after a frantic conclusion to the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. The team had been challenging Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo for a podium finish, but its race descended into a civil war in the closing stages – which allowed Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to pass both of them. On multiple occasions previously, Perez’s engineer suggested swapping places with Ocon – who was on fresher tyres – to allow him to attack Ricciardo ahead. But Perez disagreed, and resolutely kept his position. This backfired on the team when he dropped out of DRS range to Ricciardo in the closing stages, which left them prone to attack from...
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