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Force India steal the show with fairtytale qualifying feat

It's been a tumultuous month for Force India, but the story took a fairytale-like twist in the wake of a deal that saved the beleaguered Formula 1 team when Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez claimed third and fourth place on the grid after a chaotic qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. As Q3 started the skies above opened up, Perez and Ocon exited on slicks only to come in for intermediates after surviving a treacherous early lap. Soon the rain seized and it became clear that whoever was running at the end of the rain-affected session would be best positioned to take advantage of the wet conditions. Ocon went around a treacherous Spa-Francorchamps in 2:01.851 which was 3.672 seconds off...
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