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Esteban Ocon was left reasonably happy following the Chinese Grand Prix, as he finished in P10 claiming one point for himself. However, he feels his result could have been better, but a miscommunication damaged his race progress.
"Finishing the race in the top ten is a good recovery, but I still feel I could have been a couple of places higher up. We had the correct strategy and started the race on the right tyre, but on lap two there was a misunderstanding with the team.
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"I drove all the way down the pit lane without stopping for tyres. I was not supposed to come in and it cost me at least 15 seconds. It was a result of the confusion of those early laps when everyone was diving into the pits.
"It’s a shame to lose time like this, but in the end, we scored a point and that’s a positive. The car felt quite good today and finishing in tenth shows we can make a good improvement on Sundays."
Ocon is looking forward to travelling to Bahrain for next week's race, as it is a track he knows from the junior formulae. He pointed at his GP3 pole in 2015 as his highlight from the circuit so far and is hoping to add some memories next weekend.
"Next week we race in Bahrain and, unlike Melbourne and Shanghai, it’s a track I know well and where I’ve had success in the past. I got pole in GP3 in 2015 so I have good memories from there. I am looking forward to racing there and adding to those memories."
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