Esteban Ocon has dismissed Force India Formula 1 teammate Sergio Perez's claim that he will be under more pressure to perform in 2018, saying he is happy to have p💯eople taking notice of his strong on-track performances.

Ocon ran Perez close at Force India during his first full F1 season, finishing just 13 points behind in the drivers' championship as the pair en𒈔joyed a number of close battles throughout the season.

While praising his teammate's🅘 displays through 2017, Perez said he felt Ocon would be under more pressure to perform next year as💜 he would be expected to replicate his impressive season with Force India.

When asked to respond to Perez's comments, Ocon bru🎶shed them off, denying he w🉐ould feel more pressure.

"I feel alright if everyone is watching me for that so people are expecting me to do well which is always pos♒itive," Ocon said.

"I don’t have more pressure, I will work the same way with the team with dedication🌸 and train the same way.

"I won’t change much, except that I’m a different ꦬdriver now compared to the beginning of the year. I’ve been learning so much more which will help me at the start of the year like knowing the tracks – Australia, China, Monaco – all that will help me."

W𒉰ith more than a season's worth of races now under his belt, Ocon said the biggest thing he has learned is to 💜leave no stone unturned and stress over minor details in order to improve on-track performance.

"You can’t let any details hang there. Any small issues, you can’t leave it," Ocon sai💎d.

"They will come back bigger, so any details you canꦺ fix, you have to ꦺfix.

"That is what I’ve learnt this year and put into m🍬y performances."