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Esteban Ocon Admits Netflix Docuseries Helped Him Land Renault Seat
French F1 driver Esteban Ocon has admitted that Netflix’s Drive To Survive docuseries helped him land a seat at Renault alongside Daniel Ricciardo in 2020. Ocon, who will continue to drive for the team under its new name in 2021, featured heavily in the docuseries’ first season, which covered the 2018 campaign. READ: Rob Bloom Departs McLaren To Join Aston Martin Racing As CMO It highlighted the sacrifices Ocon's family made to get him to F1 and how he lost his seat at Racing Point after Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll purchased the team and replaced the Frenchman with his son, Lance Stroll, for 2019. After sitting the 2019 season out, Ocon returned to F1 in 2020 with Renault....
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