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Alla Zakarian
02-01-2020 | 21:50 • Formula 1
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Mercedes makes admission why Esteban Ocon didn't get a drive
Mercedes’ F1 team and boss Toto Wolff makes a rather big admission of Esteban Ocon’s departure.
Ocon has now signed with Renault for 2020 where he will team up with Daniel Ricciardo.
“The argument that tipped the scales for me was that putting Ocon against Hamilton, who has been with Mercedes for seven years and is at the peak of his career, was not good for him, especially after a year without driving," said Wolff.
“It could have been a thrilling story and it probably would have been good, but there’s only one guy who did as well against a superstar and that was Lewis Hamilton himself.
“All the other drivers needed time. I didn’t want to risk his career and I don’t want him to risk everything to win against Lewis. That’s where the decision was made."
Source- thejudge13
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