F1 Abu Dhabi GP: 5 key takeaways from qualifying

#5 Ocon Showing his Quality

Ocon impressed in his final qualifying session for Force India

With Robert Kubica confirmed to be in the second Williams seat for 2019 alongside George Russell, Esteban Ocon will almost certainly be out of a racing seat in F1 for next season. Even Mercedes Team Boss, Toto Wolff, has all but confirmed this possibility, stating that Ocon will be focussing on being the Silver Arrows' test/reserve driver and pushing for a race seat at the team for 2020, so watch out Bottas!

Lance Stroll will be going to the team next year after his father bailed Force India out of the financial doldrums before the Belgian Grand Prix.

It's extremely harsh on the Frenchman, who has been a consistent performer despite being just 22 years old. It's the age-old problem with Formula 1, too much talent for too few seats. Ocon showed his quality once again on Saturday, qualifying in 9th, five places ahead of his team-mate Sergio Perez.

With Sauber biting at the heels of Force India in the constructor's championship, the Mercedes development driver will need a good race tomorrow if he isn't to spoil what has been another excellent season for the Silverstone team.