MONZA, Italy -- Just six days after his controversial collision with Force India teammate Sergio Perez in Belgium, Esteban Ocon found the perfect way to make amends -- with a career-best qualifying display.
Ocon qualified fifth in the torrential conditions at the end of Q3, which will become third on the Italian Grand Prix grid when the Red Bull drivers serve grid penalties.
When asked how he felt about the performance so soon after Belgium, which prompted Force India to publicly rebuke its drivers and confirm it will no longer be allowed to race freely, he said: "It's brilliant.