Toto Wolff was right all along about combustible Esteban Ocon after rejecting him for Mercedes seat

F1 Oversteer argues that Toto Wolff was proven right to reject Esteban Ocon for a Mercedes seat in 2020 following the driver's abrupt exit from Haas. According to BBC Sport, Wolff previously bypassed Ocon in favor of Valtteri Bottas due to concerns that an Ocon-Lewis Hamilton partnership would be too combustible. Wolff and Mercedes had also analyzed junior driver data and determined George Russell was their preferred option for the future.

The article highlights that Ocon was recently dropped by Haas with immediate effect following a confrontation with team principal Ayao Komatsu in Mexico. The writer notes that Ocon has developed a history of intra-team friction throughout his Formula 1 career, having experienced notable clashes while partnered with Sergio Perez, Fernando Alonso, Pierre Gasly, and Oliver Bearman.