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Ocon: Without Toto I would be flipping burgers at McDonalds
Esteban Ocon's rise from ‘rags-to-riches' is a heart warming story, and now the likable Frenchman has revealed that without the help and guidance of Mercedes F1 chief Toto Wolff he would probably have been working at a hamburger joint. 'Between the end of 2014 and the beginning of 2015, if I did not have Wolff helping me I would now probably be flipping burgers at McDonalds. Without funding I had no chance to continue racing. I did not have the money to race, and then he spoke to me…' Wolff has made no secret that he believes Ocon is a champion in the making, funding the Mercedes junior driver at Force India this season. Increasingly it is obvious that the money is...
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