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Ocon: Being at the track ensures I'm not forgotten

In a single session of simulator work over a Grand Prix weekend, Esteban Ocon will often complete over 1,000 km (621 miles) in Brackley, before heading back to the circuit in order to be track-side. The Frenchman believes that unless he is regularly seen at circuits he is in danger of becoming the sport's 'forgotten man'. 'I insisted I wanted to be at the track,' he tells the sport's official website. 'I don't want to be working at the sim and not come over. 'The guys said; 'yeah, it's going to be hard',' he admits, 'I said, yeah I agree but that's the way I want to do it. Even if I don't sleep, I want to be at the track. 'It's hard. It's definitely hard,' he says of a schedule that can...
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