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#1 Esteban Ocon – Brazil GP
Touted as a future World Champion and Mercedes driver, the young Frenchman did his reputation a decent amount of harm this term. On a bad day for Force India in general, after the round of pit stops, on lap 44, Ocon emerged behind Max Verstappen (who was leading the race) albeit a whole lap down. Being on fresher rubber, he attempted a move on the outside of Verstappen on turn 1 to unlap himself (which is allowed incidentally).
What the Frenchman didn’t anticipate, however, was the fact that the inside line into turn 2 will be covered by the Dutchman, and sure enough, Verstappen moved to cover the inside not expecting Ocon to still be there. The result? Lewis Hamilton breezing past the duo for yet another victory, Verstappen causing people around the world to cover their ears as he mouthed expletives into his pit radio, and a ten-second stop-go penalty for Ocon.
Post race imagery showed the Dutchman seeking the Frenchman out to shove him in the chest after robbing him of a comfortable victory.
