Force India’s Sergio Perez is predicting that the pressure will ramp up for teammate Esteban Ocon in 2018. Whilst acknowledging the impressive performance Ocon put in in 2017 – scoring points in 18 out of 20 races – he expects the pressure will be mounting in a season where much will be expected from the Frenchman: “I think the pressure will be on him now because it’s the second year for him,” Perez explained. “Everyone will expect big things from him.”
A Mercedes junior driver and one of the hottest young prospects in Formula 1 at the moment, many pundits are predicting that Ocon could land himself in Valtteri Bottas’ seat at the Silver Arrows in 2019, although team boss Toto Wolff has denied the reports stating the team are fully behind Bottas.