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Force India was left smiling from ear to ear today a both their drivers crossed the line in the points. Perez was ecstatic with seventh, while Esteban Ocon claimed his first ever championship point.
Ocon started the race from P14 and made his way up to P10 by the end of the race, stating that he spent most of the race battling with the McLaren of Fernando Alonso.
"Scoring my first point in Melbourne is a very nice reward after what has been quite a tough weekend. I spent almost the entire race fighting against Fernando [Alonso] because we were side-by-side for the first lap of the race.
"He was able to stay ahead and I had to chase him for the rest of the afternoon. It was a hard fight because Fernando is a tough opponent and it was so difficult to get close and overtake."
Towards the climax of the race, there was close action as Ocon and Alonso got very close, with Ocon giving Alonso the slightest of taps rounding the final corner.
Ocon kept a level head, however, and crossed the line in P10 to claim his first ever point in Formula 1, hoping it will be the first of many.
"Eventually I found a gap in the last few laps and took my chance going into turn one. It was a big moment for my race and took me into the points. I’m happy with the result and I feel I’ve learned a huge amount from my first race weekend with this team. I hope this is the first point of many this season."
Fergal Walsh
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