Toto Wolff took Ocon under his management wing in 2015 and the Frenchman was handed h𒐪is F1 debut a year later with the now defunct Manor team, which at the time was supplied with Mercedes engines. 

Ocon would go on to join fellow Mercedes customer Force India, where he spent three seasons before losing his seat to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lance Stroll. After a year on the sidelines as Mercedes’ reserve, Ocon made the switch to 🉐Enstone, and rescinded his official ties to the Silver A♌rrows. 

The 27-year-old signed a number new contract w⭕ith Alpine in 2021 that ties him down to the end of the 𒅌upcoming 2024 campaign. 

However, junior programme chief Gwen Lagrue has confirmed that Ocon is stil🧸l being managed by Mercedes. 

"He's still very linked to us. He's an Alpine driver, and he's fully committed to Alpine, but we're still managing his career,” Lagrue told ꦫThe Race. 

"There are only 20 seats in Formula 1, and we ar🌞e in a way pretty much all collaborating in the best interests of the sport. And in our case we have a very good relations𝓡hip with Alpine and with others. 

“And we always try to find the best solution to work togethꦆer in the best interest of the team and the♍ driver.”

Lagrue said that Ocon’s performances when teammate to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso particularly impressed Mercedes. 

"To be honest, the last two years, what𒊎 he did against also Fernando [Alonso] was pretty strong," he add༺ed. 

"So we are not talking about always winning or doing podiums etc, but still 💛he did a very, very, very good job.

"And I think Fernando pushed him also to a limit he didn🍎't know [in] hiඣmself, and he's still improving."