Esteban Ocon is aiming to give Racing Point Force India its first haul of points at Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix following his impressive display during qualifying.

“Well what I knew is that definitely when it’s damp conditions like this, you have an opportunity and you have something to do,” said Ocon. “It’s always closer between the cars when the conditions are like that.

“Today we maximised the potential of our car. Last time it rained I was also starting third, so it’s the second time it rains and I’m starting third, so it’s a fantastic result,” he continued.

“It’s great to perform like this after a difficult time for Force India. That’s totally behind now. We are focusing on this weekend. The car has been strong even in the dry this weekend. Hopefully we’ll get a great result tomorrow.”

“Well you know for sure, my future is not done at the moment,” said Ocon.

“I don’t know where I will race next year or what I will do. As I said, the only thing I can do is to do well on-track, to focus, do the same job as before, try to do the best, and if you do a strong job in Formula 1, the teams, they can’t skip you. They have to have you. That’s what I’m trying to do.”