Race and classic pictures

18 not out and counting for Esteban Ocon

The eye-catching deep reds, greens, yellows and of course the Force India car looking pretty in pink make this a vibrant picture of the day from last weekend's Austrian Grand Prix.

Esteban Ocon ended the race in eighth place, which is his third points finish in succession. In fact, the 20-year-old Frenchman has only been out of the points once all season - when a puncture cost him dear in Monaco.

Even more remarkably, Ocon has now reached the chequered flag in every single one of the 18 races that he's started since making his Formula 1 debut with Manor in Belgium last year.

That's quite the impressive record. It's no wonder that his team mate Sergio Perez looks like he's starting to feel the pressure from the up-and-coming racer. A future world champion in the making? We wouldn't bet against it...

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.