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Mercedes claim junior driver system needs review

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has confessed that the junior driver system within Formula One needs looked at as it can, on occasion, be to the detriment of younger drivers, and revealed that the team would be prepared to release Esteban Ocon from the program if it meant him gaining a driving seat for 2019. Ocon currently drives with Force India, but following the team going into administration and subsequently being taken over by Lawrence Stroll,  his son Lance Stroll has been selected to drive for the team. The Frenchman, despite being viewed as one of the most talented young drivers on the grid, is facing the prospect of not having a place in a team for next season. Part of this is due to...
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