Esteban Ocon cut a frustrated figure after being off the pace in qualifying on Saturday, admitting he should have been further forward at his home race.

It had already been a tricky day for the Alpine driver, who had ranked down in P18 in third practice, and things did not improve too much for him in qualifying – failing to match team-mate Fernando Alonso throughout as he was knocked out in Q2.

The grid penalties for Carlos Sainz and Kevin Magnussen will promote Ocon into the top 10 at the start, but he bemoaned the inconsistency he has felt in his A522, while accepting there was more pace available to him on Saturday.