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‘Only Oliver Bearman’s car works as it should’ - Esteban Ocon explains another Q1 knockout

Motorsport.comJuly 18, 2026

Curated for Torqlytics readers — aggregated from trusted F1 publishers, not original reporting.


For the fifth time in the last six Formula 1 grands prix, Esteban Ocon failed to make it through Q1 in qualifying, setting the 18th-fastest time – penalties will see him start from 17th on the grid.At the Belgian Grand Prix – the race that marked his Formula 1 debut just under 10 years ago, with the now-defunct Manor team – the Haas driver was once again soundly beaten in qualifying by ...