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Ocon to test for Mercedes at Silverstone

– Mercedes youngster Esteban Ocon will conduct two full days of running for the Formula 1 team at next week's post-British Grand Prix test session at Silverstone.Ocon, who is on loan at Renault as the outfit's reserve, gets both days as Mercedes needs to run a dedicated 'young driver' to meet the current testing regulations.In 2016, each team must allocate two of the four days to drivers with fewer than two race starts, but fielded Nico Rosberg and Pascal Wehrlein at the first test in Spain.Mercedes was initially set to field Ocon at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, but it called up Manor's Wehrlein as it required a driver with more experience to test parts.Mercedes has also...
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