Esteban Ocon left Mercedes at the end of 2019 to join what was then Renault. But the Silver Arrows’ team principal Toto Wolff has continued to manage his career. Ocon started out in F1 with Manor midway through the 2016 season and then climbed up the grid to Force India. He spent three years with the Silverstone-based team but then lost his drive after their transition to Racing Point. That was because new investor Lawrence Stroll wanted to place his son Lance at the team, and Ocon was the victim rather than Sergio Perez. The Frenchman would be forced to spend a year on the sidelines as Merced…