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Wolff applauds Ocon signing
Just days after pleading for a rival team to give Esteban Ocon a chance, Toto Wolff has applauded Manor's decision to sign the 19-year-old. The Mercedes protégé began this season as a Renault development driver but will finish it as a Manor race driver. The Mercedes-powered team announced on Wednesday that Ocon would replace Rio Haryanto for the remainder of 2016. It it a decision that Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has welcomed. 'We are very pleased that this opportunity has opened up for Esteban, that Manor has again had the confidence to give a chance to a promising young talent and that the good collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and Renault has allowed this to come together,'...
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