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Camper van to F1 winner: Ocon's road to the top
Esteban Ocon, who once said Toto Wolff had saved him from a career at McDonald’s, has recalled more of his struggles on route to becoming an F1 winner. The Frenchman is the latest driver to taste victory in Formula 1, doing so in the Hungarian Grand Prix as he achieved a surprise success for the Alpine team. But whereas some drivers were, it must be said, born with a silver spoon in their mouth, Ocon definitely does not fit into that category. He climbed the motorsport ladder the hard way, and was braced for a life working in a fast-food restaurant had it not worked out how it has. It all hinged on what happened after Ocon, then 18 years old, had won the European Formula 3 title in 2014,...
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