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Mercedes take up option on Ocon
Formula 1 champions Mercedes have taken up an option to retain young Frenchman Esteban Ocon as a junior driver but have yet to decide whether to hand him a reserve role with the team or support him in another series. The tall 19-year-old, a past European Formula Three champion and current GP3 leader, has been the official Mercedes reserve in the DTM (German Touring Car) series and also tested for Mercedes-powered Force India. 'He's somebody we would very much like to have in the family, this is why we exercised the option,' said Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday. He denied however that the news meant the F1 team's official test and reserve driver,...
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