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Ocon ‘in the mix' for second Williams seat

Claire Williams has said that the team 'would be crazy' not to consider Esteban Ocon for their second race seat for 2019. The team announced that George Russell would get his chance in Formula 1 by signing a 'multi-year deal' with the Grove outfit. Lance Stroll looks bound for the Racing Point Force India team, following his father’s takeover, leaving four contenders. Sergey Sirotkin is the favourite to continue, while Robert Kubica and F2 driver Artem Markelov also options, but Ocon could trump them all. 'We are still doing a lot of evaluation work,' Williams told Sky Sports. 'It’s a short short-list. We're very happy with the drivers we are evaluating and it will not take us...
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