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Williams targets signing Ocon for 2019

Oct.19 Esteban Ocon and Robert Kubica look to be tussling with incumbent Sergey Sirotkin for the second race seat at Williams for 2019. We reported this week that Kubica has secured $10 million in backing by a Polish oil company that puts him in the running for the promotion from reserve driver. But Williams boss Claire Williams said in Austin that Ocon, the talented Frenchman who is losing his seat at Force India, is a top contender. "Having someone with Esteban's talent, if only for one season, is something I'm open to," France's Auto Hebdo quotes her as saying. Like Ocon, Williams' confirmed driver for 2019, rookie George Russell, is a leading member of Mercedes' driver...
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