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Mercedes own Ocon but Renault to call the shots
Mercedes protege Esteban Ocon is now a fully-fledged Renault driver, Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul insists amid reports that Mercedes still pull the strings and control the 22-year-old's future in the top flight. 'He's a Renault driver, that's very clear,' Abiteboul said at Spa of their 2020 driver. 'Mercedes will have absolutely no rights on him for the duration of his contract.' However, Abiteboul admitted that 22-year-old Ocon will continue to be managed by Wolff and Mercedes, 'The small difference is that his management company happens to be a racing team, and that's Mercedes.' But he explained that it is unlike Renault's 2018 deal with Carlos Sainz, when the Spaniard was 'on loan' from...
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