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Ocon: Spa the best place to start F1 career

– Manor newcomer Esteban Ocon says that there is no better place to start his Formula 1 career than Spa-Francorchamps, the venue for this weekend's the Belgian Grand Prix.Ocon has taken over Rio Haryanto's seat at Manor for the remainder of the 2016 campaign, the Indonesian's deal terminated after he was unable to provide funds set out in his contract.Ocon, backed by Mercedes, has prior experience of Spa, racing at the track over his junior career in European Formula 3 and GP3, and thus hopes to hit the ground running in Formula 1."I've raced here before in Formula 3 and GP3, so that will help for sure," said Ocon."I couldn't have wished for a better place to start my...
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