MARINA BAY, Singapore -- Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has blamed "hidden agendas" and "lies" for Esteban Ocon's struggle to secure a seat on next year's Formula One grid.
Ocon, who is a Mercedes junior driver, looks set to leave his current team Force India in order to make way for Lance Stroll -- the son of the team's new owner Lawrence Stroll. Wolff had been working on a deal to move Ocon to Renault in 2019, but it fell through when Daniel Ricciardo signed for the team in August.
"What's been going on this year in July and in August was just unbelievable," Wolff told Sky Sports.