2018 Williams F1 Racing - Mercedes

[Morteza]

https://twitter.com/NobleF1/status/1060949375277563904

[McG]

Oh dear. Hopefully (for Williams sake) he takes the Ferrari offer but I doubt it.

[marmer]

Oh dear. Hopefully (for Williams sake) he takes the Ferrari offer but I doubt it.

Why

[McG]

Oh dear. Hopefully (for Williams sake) he takes the Ferrari offer but I doubt it.

Why

https://youtu.be/sahSAMj8OIY

[Morteza]

https://twitter.com/Motorsport/status/1 ... 6551007232

[MtthsMlw]

https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/1062007548881108992

[MtthsMlw]

Deleted.

[marmer]

https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/1062007548881108992

Surely test driver role for 3 different teams could cause some confidentiality issues

[netoperek]

https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/1062007548881108992

Surely test driver role for 3 different teams could cause some confidentiality issues

Yeah, and to read something as unprobable as triple reserve driver role from AMuS is just weird

[Raleigh]

Don't see why Ocon can't be reserve for all three, the teams are closely linked and requiring the services of a reserve driver is rare, the odds of more than one team needing him at the same time are very low.

Ocon has already tested for Mercedes several times while being a Force India race driver, even if he doesn't have a seat Mercedes will be keen to give him every chance to drive possible so in-season testing for both FI and Mercedes is a certainty. Russell too will probably get inseason testing for Mercedes as well as Williams, he's already driven the Mercedes this year.

[bill shoe]

Also, Mercedes probably does not see FI and Williams as serious rivals for wins or Constructor's Championship so Merc is comfortable sharing their good sim/reserve driver if it adds value to their customer engine package. In contrast, Mercedes would not be willing to share Ocon with Ferrari or Red Bull (ha, Ocon-RB would be an interesting marriage right now!).

[McG]

(ha, INSERT DRIVER HERE-INSERT TEAM HERE would be an interesting marriage right now!).

[Vasconia]

https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/1062007548881108992

This would make my day!!

I think is the right decision for him. If he goes to Ferrari there won´t be chances for him to drive again in a race.

[Morteza]

https://twitter.com/Motorsport/status/1 ... 95041?s=19

[marmer]

https://twitter.com/Motorsport/status/1 ... 95041?s=19

Not since when manor got points have I fanboyed for something so hard