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Mercedes retain Ocon in Junior Driver role for 2016

Esteban Ocon will remain as a junior driver within the Mercedes squad in 2016, with the team announcing the extension on the weekend the Frenchman hopes to secure the GP3 Series title. Ocon has been the official reserve driver for the Mercedes DTM Series team in 2015 as well as fighting for the GP3 crown for the ART Grand Prix team, but now has been guaranteed to be a part of the Mercedes set-up for another season. With Pascal Wehrlein also part of the junior line-up, the role for either driver is yet to be confirmed for 2016, but Toto Wolff insists both will have key roles within the Mercedes set-up. 'We have taken up the option on him because he has been with us following the DTM team...
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