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Sainz drove straight into me, says Ocon

Esteban Ocon has accused Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz of "driving straight into" him as he battled him in his Force India during the Malaysian Grand Prix. Ocon had closed in on Sainz's eighth position around the halfway distance of the grand prix and made a move at Turn 1 around the outside of him, but his right-rear wheel clipped the Toro Rosso and pitched him into a spin. Ocon fell to 12th following the incident, but recovered to 10th at the flag, while Sainz later retired with a suspected engine problem. Ocon says the collision was down to Sainz. "I tried to overtake Carlos and, I don't know what he did, but he just locked up and drove straight into me," he said....
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