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Mercedes 'blocked' next Ocon move - Villeneuve
Jan.16 His links to Mercedes are both a blessing and a curse for Esteban Ocon. That is the claim of 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, referring to Frenchman Ocon whose F1 race career has been halted. Ocon has been replaced at Force India by Lance Stroll, the son of the team's new billionaire owner. Ocon, 22, continues to be supported by Mercedes. When it became clear he would not have a seat for 2019, Toto Wolff hit out at the "politics" and "lies" at other teams. But Villeneuve said it is the Mercedes link that ultimately hurt Ocon. "Esteban Ocon is in F1 thanks to Mercedes," he told RMC. "At the same time, it was the fact of being with Mercedes...
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