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Ocon steers clear of Schumacher F1 debut parallels

French teenager Esteban Ocon steered clear of drawing parallels between his Formula 1 debut at the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix and that of boyhood idol Michael Schumacher. Like the 19-year-old, who will be driving for Manor in place of cash-strapped Indonesian Rio Haryanto, Schumacher made his first appearance at Spa in 1991. 'I have to do a good job, thinking about that (comparison) will put some pressure that is not needed,' Ocon told reporters on Thursday, 25 years to the day since the German made his Grand Prix debut with the Jordan team. 'It's great for me to start where he started, for sure, but I need to focus on myself and on the job I have to do.' While there are similarities between...
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