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Renault not replacing Ocon as reserve driver
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Renault Sports F1 has confirmed that it has no plans to seek a new test and reserve driver to replace Esteban Ocon, who has moved to a full-time race seat at Manor for the remainder of the 2016 season in place of Rio Haryanto. "On the subject of third drivers, we won't be naming another," the team said in a tweet. "One of our lucky drivers already under contract will get the call if needed. Among the junior drivers on Renault's books are Nicholas Latifi, Oliver Rowland, Jack Aitken and Louis Deletraz. However Russian driver Sergey Sirotkin would be the most likely driver to get the call, having already driven the car in practice at his home Grand Prix...
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