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Ocontraire: F1 Silly Season's gracious loser

Motorsport Week reflects on how Mercedes-backed Esteban Ocon became the loser of this year's wild Silly Season and how the young driver schemes that have proved beneficial in the championship have conspired against the talented Frenchman. When Esteban Ocon was turfed into the wall (by his Force India team-mate) just two corners into Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix and watched all the others whizz by, there was more than an element of wistful symbolism. Ocon, with titles in F3, GP3 and a spell in DTM, tested for Lotus, Force India, Renault and Mercedes – whom has backed his career since his GP3 success – raced for Manor and Force India, and at one stage had 2019...
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