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Esteban Ocon blames Kimi Raikkonen for first lap crash

Force India's Esteban Ocon has blamed Kimi Raikkonen for the clash at Turn 3 that ended the Frenchman's Azerbaijan Grand Prix on the first lap. Having narrowly avoided contact with his team-mate Sergio Perez in the Turn 2 after the Mexican was hit from behind by the Williams of Sergey Sirotkin, Ocon beat Raikkonen out of the corner and got into the slipstream of Daniel Ricciardo. As they approached the entry into Turn 3, the Finn pulled his Ferrari out from behind Ocon and went for the overtake where the pair collided. 'It’s disappointing not to finish the race on a day in which we had such good pace, said the Frenchman. 'I had a flying start and I managed to pass...
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