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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...
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