News Details

Esteban Ocon: You’re meant to be great when you reach F1

F1i sits down with Esteban Ocon to discuss a whirlwind 12 months which saw him start in DTM, make his F1 debut and secure a seat at Force India ©Wri2 2016 was a year that saw limited opportunities for rookie drivers. Jolyon Palmer finally got his chance at Renault, while Manor provided debuts for Pascal Wehrlein and Rio Haryanto, but despite a number of highly-rated drivers waiting in the wings, these were all seats where it was going to be hard to make an impact. One such talent awaiting his chance was Esteban Ocon, who picked up the reserve driver role at Renault but was placed in DTM to continue his racing development by Mercedes, the team looking after his career. It was a case of...
Full Story »
8y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Pérez: Ocon replaces 'one of the best'

– Sergio Pérez says Esteban Ocon is replacing "one of the...
8y ago from GPUpdate.net

Both Wehrlein and Ocon ‘extraordinary drivers’...

Toto Wolff believes his two young protégés are both deserving of their...

Wolff says Force India made call to chose Ocon over...

The decision that saw Esteban Ocon make the move to the Sahara Force...

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Marquez admits he ‘needs to work on mistakes’...

Marc Marquez admits he and younger brother Alex Marquez "were the...

Jorge Martin confirms intention to leave Aprilia at...

Reigning World Champion Jorge Martin has released a statement confirming...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Veteran engineer Michael Cannon returns to Dale Coyne...

Dale Coyne Racing has announced that it has re-hired expert engineer...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Three drivers lose Indy 500 finishing positions after...

The NTT IndyCar Series has penalized three drivers following the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Eberechi Eze: Crystal Palace star hints at future exit...

Eberechi Eze seemingly hints that he would be open to leaving Crystal...
49m ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Chelsea ready to make approach for 100m Arsenal target

Chelsea are planning to address multiple positions this summer, and one of...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta's side 'make...

Arsenal are reportedly set to compete with North London rivals Tottenham...
3h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Arsenal considering move to sign underrated gem from...

Arsenal are reportedly one of the clubs considering a move to sign...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.