Esteban Ocon believes he has a chance of securing a 2019 Mercedes seat if he builds on his promising debut season with Force India next year. The highly-rated Silver Arrows protege had only completed nine F1 races before he was loaned to Force India for 2017, but finished the season just 13 points behind experienced team-mate Sergio Perez in one of the tightest head-to-head battles on the grid. Ocon will remain with the Silverstone outfit next year but it still appears to be a short-term arrangement. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has hailed the Frenchman as a "superstar of the future" while neither Lewis Hamilton nor Valtteri Bottas yet have a contract that runs beyond 2018. Hamilton...
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