“I went back to the car and cried” – Esteban Ocon opens up about his unexpected year on F1 sidelines

Esteban Ocon has opened up about the 2019 Formula 1 season, which he spent as a Mercedes reserve driver following an unfavourable chain of events.<br>Back in July 2018, Ocon was riding a wave of momentum. In his second full F1 campaign, the Mercedes protege was narrowly leading seasoned Force India team-mate Sergio Perez in the drivers’ standings, and had just outqualified him seven times in a ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/i-went-back-to-the-car-and-cried-esteban-ocon-opens-up-about-his-unexpected-year-on-f1-sidelines/10842997/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>