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Ocon confirmed as Merceedes reserve driver!
Toto Wolff has confirmed that Esteban Ocon will be Mercedes’ reserve driver for the 2019 season. Ocon’s future has been one of the main talking points for the majority of the season after Lance Stroll’s father took over the team and looks set to promote his son to a Force India race seat for next season. A clause in Ocon’s Mercedes contract means that he cannot drive for a team that is not powered by a Mercedes engine, which is why proposed moves to Renault and McLaren fell through. The last seat Ocon could have taken, at Williams, was confirmed as Robert Kubica’s return to F1 with the British team, leaving the Frenchman with no viable F1 options. Wolff spoke...
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