Alpine’s Esteban Ocon has confirmed that he remains under Mercedes management as the Silver Arrows search for Lewis Hamilton’s replacement.
Ocon made his Formula 1 debut as a Mercedes junior back in 2016 and has previously filled in as a reserve driver as well. However, he has never been called up to main team yet he insists he is still under their banner so the « links » remain.
“It’s clear that we have links with Mercedes,” Ocon said. “I’m managed by Mercedes for a long time now, since 2015.
“I’m a junior, even if I’m not that junior anymore. But yeah, we’ll see what the future holds.
“As I said, at the moment, I’m completely dedicated to Alpine, what I have to do with the team and the plan that we have ahead as well.
“And that’s the whole focus I need to have, because these things are very disruptive focus-wise and that’s why I have a very competitive management team that’s able to take the right choices on where we have to be, so I’m not worried and my focus is on the track.”
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