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Ocon: Renault do not have the car to win yet

Esteban Ocon says he knows he will not win races in 2020, after a year on the sidelines with Mercedes, the Frenchman is currently in Abu Dhabi for his first test with Renault. The 23-year-old Frenchman replaces veteran Nico Hulkenberg, to join highly-rated Daniel Ricciardo in the French team. Team boss Cyril Abiteboul said last weekend that he sees Ocon as the 'fire' that Renault was lacking this year from its older pair of drivers. 'I read that and I will do everything for it,' Ocon told Le Figaro. 'I want to compare myself against Daniel because I always want to fight with the best and the goal is to be in front of him.' However, he acknowledged that Renault is not quite ready to win,...
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