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Gasly's career move down to Ocon

But for an invitation to try his friend's kart, Pierre Gasly might have pursued a career in football rather than motorsport. Ahead of the youngster's F1 race debut, it has been revealed that Gasly's first experience of motorsport was when he was invited to try out his friend's kart. 'When he was very young, maybe seven or eight, my parents were friends together with his parents,' Ocon told reporters at Sepang. 'I was driving one day, and he was there playing football. So my dad said, 'Why don't you try Esteban's go kart?' And after that he quit football. So from the beginning of my career we've known each other basically.' 'It's a pretty long story with Esteban,' said Gasly when asked to...
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