News Details

Ocon 'not disappointed' to miss Mercedes seat

Dec.18 Esteban Ocon insists he is not "disappointed" to be returning to F1 in 2020 with Renault rather than Mercedes. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff considered replacing Valtteri Bottas with 2019 reserve Ocon for next year, after the Frenchman sat out this year following his Force India demise. Asked if he is disappointed that his eventual race return will now be with Renault, Ocon insisted: "Not at all. "I'm with a French team that has big ambitions to return to the top level in a few years, so clearly it is not at all a disappointment. Rather, it's a relief," he told RMC. However, team officials are warning that Renault's focus next year will clearly be on 2021,...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Nico Hulkenberg insists 'it doesn't feel like the end'

Nico Hulkenberg competed in his final Formula 1 race for Renault in Abu...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Renault still committed to promoting a junior driver...

Renault Sport's Academy Director Mia Sharizman says that the target for...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Watch: Preparations for 2020 F1 season well underway...

Even before Christmas and New Year, Mercedes have their efforts fully...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

F1 boss Michael Masi 'looking forward' to 2020

Dec.11 Michael Masi says he is "looking forward" to returning...
6y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Graham Rahal fumes over ‘completely unnecessary’...

On Sunday’s race in downtown Detroit, it seemed that Graham Rahal was...

Kyle Kirkwood blames media for ‘disappointing’...

Kyle Kirkwood finished second in Sunday’s Detroit Grand Prix, but...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal to open talks for 29-G/A star who could...

Arsenal are interested in signing Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid. The...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal make 60m move for midfielder as Liverpool,...

Arsenal are looking to add more quality in the middle of the park, and...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal and Tottenham make enquiry as 28-G/A star...

Marcus Rashford was on loan at Barcelona last season, and he wants to join...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Manchester United legend Patrice Evra mocks Arsenal...

Manchester United legend Patrice Evra has once again mocked Arsenal after...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.