Ocon set for busy 2019

Esteban Ocon may have been left without a seat for 2019 but he’s still on the books of Mercedes and he’s revealed his plans for the upcoming season.

Ocon will be Mercedes’ reserve driver in 2019, whilst Lance Stroll takes his seat at Force India despite having huge amounts of talent.

There have been talks that Ocon could be set to replace Valtteri Bottas at the team if the Finn has another poor year.

However, the Frenchman has revealed he will attend every race in an attempt to learn from the team's main drivers.

Speaking to Sky Sports News Ocon said: “This year for me is going to be very very busy.

"I will be of course at every race, following the work from Valtteri and Lewis, and trying to learn as much from them as well.

"But in the European races, I will also be doing all the setup work for the team from the simulator, from Brackley, and then flying on Friday night to be at the track on Saturday."

Stoffel Vandoorne is also set to work with Mercedes in a testing role, as well as racing in Formula E.