Force India's new recruit Esteban Ocon says that he has no inhibitions about racing Max Verstappen wheel to wheel, and getting past him!
Whether he will actually have the opportunity to measure himself directly against the Red Bull charger is a question for another day, but if it happens, Ocon says he knows exactly how to deal with 'Maximum Max', a man he battled with numerous times in F3.
"It's always been the same with Max," Ocon explained to French broadcaster Canal + Sport.
"In Formula 3, we would bang wheels all the time and there would be some brave overtaking. And if I didn't lift, he would just hit me.
"But I know how to deal with him. You move to one side and cross over and pass him on the other."
Sounds quite clever. We can't wait to see Ocon try and pull it off. We doubt an old hand like Max will fall for the ploy however.
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