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Ocon inspired by Alonso/Schumi battles

Esteban Ocon says watching his new team-mate Fernando Alonso take on Michael Schumacher more than a decade ago inspired him to become a Formula 1 driver. Alonso was the one who ended Schumacher's five-year reign as World Champion, taking the title in 2005 with Renault before adding a second to his tally a year later. The Spaniard billed those battles as 'the best moments' of his career, adding that 'going wheel to wheel with Michael was tough'. It was also inspirational, at least for Alonso's 2021 team-mate. At 24 years of age, Ocon is 15 years younger than the double World Champion and grew up watching the Spaniard battle the Ferrari legend. It was that that 'motivated' him to become a...
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