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Esteban Ocon vows to keep fighting for 2019 race seat

Esteban Ocon looks increasingly likely to be the biggest loser from Formula One's wild 2018 driver market, but the Frenchman has vowed not to give up on his quest to find a race seat.

On Tuesday, two more pieces of the puzzle for 2019 fell into place. Charles Leclerc's promotion from Sauber to Ferrari was confirmed, as was the unexpected news that Kimi Raikkonen would effectively swap places with him and go back to the team he debuted with in 2001.

Raikkonen's move closed off another option for Ocon, with Lance Stroll looking to take his place as Sergio Perez's teammate at Force India next year.