The French racer spent this year as third and reserve Mercedes racer, after losing his driver 's seat at the end of last season Racing Point. His main assignment throughout this season was work in the simulator.
It has been clear for some time that he will be racing sideways next year Daniel Ricciardo in the factory team Renault, which also means you have to Nico Hulkenberg find a new middle if he wants to stay in F1. At Renault, they also officially announced yesterday that it will Esteban Ocon their racer became on December 2, which means he will already be able to perform at the traditional ones post-season testing in Abu Dhabi, starting a day later.
Or with is with Renault concluded a multi-annual contract, and for him he is the team leader Cyril Abiteboul convinced that there will be added value for the French factory team, which cannot boast of good results this year.