Fred Vasseur’s $1 million contribution to Esteban Ocon’s F1 debut revealed

It was revealed during the opening day of the Brazil Grand Prix that Fred Vasseur personally contributed money to get Esteban Ocon his first seat in Formula 1 with Manor in 2016.

In the Team Principal's press conference, it was Toto Wolff who stated that Vasseur put in one million dollars to allow Ocon to get into the Formula 1 Championship at the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix.