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Ocon never expected to be in F1 so soon

 XPB Images Esteban Ocon says he never expected to race in F1 so soon, ahead of his debut for Manor at the Belgian Grand Prix later this month. Following Rio Haryanto's demotion to reserve driver due to a lack of funding from the Indonesian, Ocon was handed the race seat at Manor alongside fellow Mercedes youngster Pascal Wehrlein. While he has been carrying out reserve driver duties for Renault so far this season and has featured in a number of Friday practice sessions, when asked if he thought F1 would come so early in his career, the 19-year-old replied: "No, not at all. "But thanks to all the tests and my preparation this year, I feel ready for it. It's helped me a...
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