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Force India drivers no longer free to race after Belgian GP clash

Related Topics: Force India, Otmar Szafnauer

After seeing the team's drivers collide twice at the Belgian Grand Prix, Force India Chief Operating Officer Otmar Szafnauer says Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon will no longer be allowed to fight each other freely.

The pair came to blows on two separate occasions, the first on the opening lap when Perez and Ocon banged wheels on the run down to Eau Rouge when three-wide with Renault's Nico Hulkenberg, a move which saw Ocon brush the inside wall. The second incident proved to be more costly when battling for 10th place -- Perez ran Ocon out of room on the exit of La Source resulting in a right-rear puncture for Perez and front-wing damage for Ocon.