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Pérez: Ocon replaces 'one of the best'

– Sergio Pérez says Esteban Ocon is replacing "one of the best" drivers on the grid in Nico Hülkenberg, but reckons the Mercedes youngster will rise to the challenge.Hülkenberg was Pérez's team-mate at Force India over the past three seasons, and also raced for the outfit back in 2012, but will make the switch to Renault for 2017.Ocon, 20, has been signed as Hülkenberg's replacement on a "multi-year deal", having spent half a season at Manor, and previously tested F1 machinery with Force India."I think Nico is one of the best ones out there," commented Pérez, when asked by GPUpdate.net to assess the impact of Hülkenberg's move to Renault, and...
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