Esteban Ocon is confident that Mercedes will continue to support him in his quest to return to Formula 1 in 2020, although the Frenchman admits there is little he can do to further his cause for a race seat as he prepares to sit out the 2019 season. Ocon was ultimately the big loser of a crazy driver merry-go-round in 2018, which was sent into overdrive by Daniel Ricciardo's shock move from Red Bull to Renault. It blocked a likely move to the French team for Ocon, who lost his Force India seat to Lance Stroll following the Canadian's father buying the team and then saw talks with McLaren and Williams break down over his ties to Mercedes. Rather than chase a seat in another series, Ocon will...
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