He is like a Mercedes reserve car racer Esteban Ocon significantly involved in the successful fight for a new world title. His work in the simulator and in the development of the car and setting it up is one of the vital parts of the whole story.
The XNUMX-year-old will be racing sideways next season Daniel Ricciard v Renault, so he will henceforth be assigned tasks in which the outflow of important information that Renault could use in its development will be as small as possible, said the team boss, Toto wolff.
"Esteban and I talked about how long he should stay in his role and I told him that the longer he stays, the more information he will be able to take with him," says Wolff. The young Frenchman allegedly replied: "Of course, I will take with me all the new knowledge and information."
Toto wolff has already confirmed that the young Frenchman will no longer be present at meetings concerning the future of the team and the development of the car for next year, but his work at Mercedes is not yet complete: "We still expect him to do the job that will allow us to become champions this year."
Mercedes is in a very good position in this respect, as they have a comfortable advantage in the design total, Lewis Hamilton however, he is confidently leading in the racers ’scoring and is on his way to sixth place.
It will be next season Or with raced at Renault, and Wolff has already denied that the Frenchman would have a clause in his contract under which Mercedes could pull him back in the 2021 season: "There is no clause, Ocon is Renault's racer for the next two seasons, and after that we and they have different options," he said. explains Wolff.
