Esteban Ocon replaces Nico Hulkenberg at Force India

Twenty-year-old French driver Esteban Ocon will partner Sergio Perez at Force India next Formula 1 season, replacing Nico Hulkenberg in the midfield squad. The team confirmed Ocon's signing yesterday on a multi-year contract. A vacancy was created at Force India with Hulkenberg making a switch to Renault

Nico Hulkenberg

Silverstone: Twenty-year-old French driver Esteban Ocon will partner Sergio Perez at Force India next Formula 1 season, replacing Nico Hulkenberg in the midfield squad. The team confirmed Ocon's signing yesterday on a multi-year contract. A vacancy was created at Force India with Hulkenberg making a switch to Renault.

Ocon, who joined Manor Racing midway into this season replacing Indonesia Rio Haryanto, is also a Mercedes junior driver. The Silver Arrows have dominated F1 over the past three years and supplies engines to other teams on the grid.

Ocon said he is looking forward to his time at Force India, a team which is currently battling hard with Williams for fourth place in the standings. "I know the team quite well already because I was a test driver last year and I am really looking forward to working with everybody at Silverstone once again," said Ocon, who has been a F3 and GP3 champion.

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