Ocon twice hit the wall in “too close” Saudi Arabian GP qualifying

Ocon ran to a strong sixth in qualifying, lapping the Jeddah street circuit 0.813 seconds adrift of polesitter Sergio Perez, who led the Red Bull charge following a driveshaft failure for Max Verstappen.
Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly, meanwhile, was a further 0.3s slower to clock ninth place.
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