Force India fortunes turn sour in Mexico
It was a bad day for Force India on Sunday in Mexico, with home favourite Sergio Perez retiring, and Esteban Ocon missing out on the points.
It was a bad day for Force India on Sunday in Mexico, with home favourite Sergio Perez retiring, and Esteban Ocon missing out on the points.
Brendon Hartley was hit with a five-second time penalty and two penalty points on his license after turning in on Esteban Ocon during the Mexican Grand Prix.
Sergio Perez and the Force India team sacrificed a possible Q3 showing to start on a better tyre compound for the race in Mexico.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has suggested Esteban Ocon will not be driving for Williams next year and will instead have a development role.
Esteban Ocon believes Charles Leclerc can throw himself straight into the title battle when he joins Ferrari next season.
Ex-Formula 1 driver Robert Doornbos has speculated whether Mercedes are weighing up whether to bring Esteban Ocon straight into the team.
Using 0.1kgs more fuel than permitted, Kevin Magnussen has hit out at "Formula FuelSaving" after he was disqualified from the United States GP.
Esteban Ocon may yet to be sidelined next season, however, Toto Wolff is confident that come 2020 the Frenchman will be in a "good car."
Esteban Ocon's eighth place finished at the United States GP is under threat after Force India were summoned to the stewards over an alleged fuel infringement.
Valtteri Bottas and Esteban Ocon escaped punished at the United States GP after being investigated for exceeding the maximum lap time in qualifying.
Williams reportedly want to sign Esteban Ocon for next season, however, that depends on whether their budget allows them.
Despite watching the "bizarre" Esteban Ocon saga play out, George Russell says he held onto his belief that if he produced the goods in Formula 2, F1 would follow.
Lance Stroll is happy that his friendship with Esteban Ocon is still intact ahead of their off-season moves.
Claire Williams has said that the team "would be crazy" not to consider Esteban Ocon for their second race seat for 2019.
Marcus Ericsson's Sauber has been fitted with a new Energy Store and gearbox ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix following his qualifying crash.
Esteban Ocon has been given a three-place grid penalty ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix for failing to slow sufficiently for red flags.
Pierre Gasly reckons "politics and money" have too big a say in the future of Formula 1 drivers, adamant that only "performance" should matter.
Esteban Ocon wants his Force India team to look at the tactics they used during the Russian Grand Prix in swapping the cars.
Esteban Ocon has admitted that he is having to put his faith in Mercedes boss Toto Wolff when it comes to his Formula 1 future.
Helmut Marko says the door to Toro Rosso is open for Esteban Ocon, he only has to break free from his Mercedes contract.
Esteban Ocon's time at Force India may not over with the team saying they could keep him on as their reserve driver for the 2019 season.
As uncertainty continues to shroud Esteban Ocon's F1 future, Toto Wolff says Mercedes will have to play the "long game" with their junior drivers.
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has set out a two-week timeframe to announce their 2019 driver line-up, with Mercedes duo Esteban Ocon and George Russell considered.
Esteban Ocon has revealed that he is still hopeful of securing his Formula 1 future as he is currently negotiating with Williams for the 2019 season.
The fact that Esteban Ocon could be out of Formula 1 at the end of this season is "really terrible" and should be "avoided", says 2016 World Champ Nico Rosberg.
Facing an uncertain future in Formula 1, Toto Wolff admits Mercedes are at a "crossroads" with Esteban Ocon.
Esteban Ocon says Sergio Perez held up his hand for their first lap crash in Singapore, apologising after the race.
Toto Wolff has reiterated his call for teams to be allowed to run a third car in order to blood young drivers, calling for the Strategy Group to at least discuss his proposal.
Force India team principal Otmar Szafnauer has said team orders are back in effect after Sergio Perez ended Esteban Ocon's race in Singapore.
Esteban Ocon refused to pass judgement on his team-mate Sergio Perez after the latter squeezed him into the wall and out of the Singapore GP on Sunday night.