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Off-Camber: Mercedes drive might've been a setback for Ocon

In a recent interview with N, Esteban Ocon has claimed that he became very close to a race seat alongside Lewis Hamilton in 2020. However, he goes into the new season as Daniel Ricciardo’s teammate at Renault – arguably the preferred position for a returning driver as young as the Frenchman. Force India’s rescue from administration by the Racing Point UK syndicate headed by Lawrence Stroll in August 2018 unsurprisingly enabled Lance Stroll’s movement up the grid to the Silverstone based team for 2019. As a result, Ocon was displaced from the team at which he had served with, yielding two successful campaigns and demonstrating his experience and maturity despite his youth....
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