Formula One simulator keeps French driver Ocon in shape

Hunkered down with his parents in Normandy, Renault driver Esteban Ocon is racking up the hours on a Formula One virtual simulator to be ready when the season finally gets underway.

The 23-year-old is preparing for his first campaign with Renault after spending last year as a Mercedes reserve driver following a successful two-season stint racing for Force India.

"My days are full and I behave as if I was going to race next week," the Frenchman told AFP.

"I do a lot of racing on the simulator, and a great deal of sport.

"Nobody knows when the season will start, and as we have all the time we need now it's easy to keep in top shape."
"The winter break should have been over a long time ago, and with everything that's going on, we're glued to the news every evening, we see the figures rising and the tough times the world is going through. "We just hope this will soon be over."
"I train on Grand Tourismo, it's a real leap forwards."