Zak Brown admits that Esteban Ocon's close ties to Mercedes were a key factor in Frenchman not getting 2019 seat. read more »

McLaren CEO Zak Brown insists he got the "guy we wanted" by signing 18-year-old Lando Norris over more experienced racing drivers who were also on the market. read more »

Esteban Ocon's Mercedes Formula 1 ties were a turn-off for McLaren when it came to deciding who would partner Carlos Sainz Jr in 2019, its CEO Zak Brown has revealed read more »

Esteban Ocon's future in Formula 1 is "really complicated", however, Toto Wolff is optimistic the Frenchman will in time be in a racing winning car. read more »

The situation surrounding the future of junior driver Esteban Ocon remains "really complicated", according to Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff.  read more »

Esteban Ocon is pleased with the team's performance following their brief foray into administration, and believes they have "good momentum" heading into the next... read more »

Esteban Ocon was not pleased to qualify eighth for the Italian Grand Prix, feeling he should have been at least a row further up the grid. read more »

Part 2 of today's press conference with Nico Hulkenberg, Charles Leclerc, Esteban Ocon and Sergey Sirotkin. read more »

Ferrari heroes Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen were in front of the media at the pre-race press session in Monza, as well as Romain Grosjean, Sergio Perez, Charles Leclerc,... read more »

Haas could opt to sign Mercedes' Esteban Ocon for next season, adamant Ferrari do not have a say in their driver line up. read more »

Renault Sport Formula 1 boss Cyril Abiteboul says Esteban Ocon's ties to Mercedes worked against him when the team made its final call on drivers for 2019 read more »

Sergio Perez, Esteban Ocon, Lando Norris and Stoffel Vandoorne are all in contention to partner Carlos Sainz at McLaren in 2019. read more »

Lance Stroll has said he understands Esteban Ocon's impending exit from Force India is "unfair" , but he still believes he is deserving of replacing him. read more »

Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul says he did not look to bring Fernando Alonso back for a third stint with the team in 2019, with Ricciardo, Ocon and Sainz being the names on... read more »

Esteban Ocon qualified third and finished sixth at the Belgian Grand Prix and is hopeful that team's performance that weekend will carry over into the final races of the... read more »

Stoffel Vandoorne will not lose his McLaren race seat to Esteban Ocon, or anyone for that matter, during this year's championship says the Belgian's manager. read more »

Ocon explains how he played it safe despite angling to try and take the lead of the Belgian Grand Prix early on at Spa on Sunday. read more »

Esteban Ocon believes he was one metre away from putting Racing Point Force India into the lead of its first Formula 1 race at the Belgian Grand Prix read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes the uncertainty over the future of Esteban Ocon highlights flaws in F1's structure.  read more »

Esteban Ocon's Belgian Grand Prix qualifying performance draws praise from Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, as Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insists "chess... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admits surprise that Esteban Ocon is to be dumped by Force India, insisting the Frenchman "needs to be in a great car" read more »

Toto Wolff says "several chess figures" need to be put in place in order for Lance Stroll to take Esteban Ocon's Racing Point Force India seat. read more »

Otmar Szafnauer was delighted to see Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez lock out the second row of the grid for the Belgian Grand Prix after capitalising on the conditions in... read more »

Esteban Ocon took a surprising third place in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix, with team-mate Sergio Perez starting alongside him on the second row. read more »

Esteban Ocon is still linked with a 2018 McLaren move, but Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says several "chess figures" would have to move for it to happen read more »