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Follow the latest news about F1 driver Esteban Ocon. The Frenchman will race for a second season with Haas in 2026. His team-mate will be Oliver Bearman.

Esteban Ocon Latest F1 news

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Esteban Ocon issues response to Haas boss performance criticism
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Haas hold key Esteban Ocon talks after underwhelming debut season
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Esteban Ocon issues firm statement over F1 title hope
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Esteban Ocon dismisses bizarre injury speculation: 'A bit of an insult!'
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Esteban Ocon raises early concerns over new F1 era
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Esteban Ocon left in awe of 'unbelievable' Haas: 'People have climbed mountains'
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Haas become latest F1 team to unveil 2026 livery and confirm car name
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Max Verstappen loses perfect record as Lance Stroll tops unwanted list
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Max Verstappen defeats McLaren duo as Lewis Hamilton hammered by Charles Leclerc
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2025 F1 each drivers average qualifying position
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Haas experiences mixed fortunes as promising new era awaits
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Fernando Alonso 'tricks' revealed that 'pissed off' F1 rivals
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Two F1 teams receive hefty punishments after Abu Dhabi practice incidents
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Esteban Ocon reveals to undergoing 'torture' after being hit with 'a bad surprise'
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Lewis Hamilton obliterates F1 rivals in online battleground
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Lance Stroll issues apology after triggering costly Esteban Ocon collision
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Lance Stroll receives costly FIA penalty after wiping out F1 rival
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Esteban Ocon reveals gruesome impact of huge 42G F1 crash
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Esteban Ocon F1 News

Esteban Ocon had a difficult 2024 season at Alpine. The team was not happy with the collisions between him and his teammate. Despite a season where Alpine's performance was lacking, things turned around at the end of the season. Ocon even finished second at the Brazilian Grand Prix, with his teammate in third. In 2025, Esteban Ocon will be driving for Haas, with Oliver Bearman as his teammate.

About Esteban Ocon

Born in Evreux, Normandy, Esteban Ocon began karting in 2006, and won several championships before stepping up to single-seaters in 2012. In his first season of taking part in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, the Frenchman finished 14th for Koiranen Motorsport before moving to the ART Junior Team the following year, where he secured a third-place finish.

From there, Ocon scored back-to-back titles, beating Max Verstappen to the FIA European Formula 3 Championship in 2014, and winning the GP3 crown in 2015. It was this kind of form that led to Mercedes signing the youngster to their Young Driver Programme.

F1 debut for Ocon

Having agreed to act as the reserve driver for Renault in 2016, Ocon would make his unexpected F1 debut when he was called up to replace Rio Haryanto at Manor Racing midway through the season. Although the car lacked competitiveness, the Frenchman impressed in his nine races and signed for Force India in 2017 as part of an engine deal with Mercedes.

In his two-year stint with the outfit, Ocon and teammate Sergio Perez often found themselves fighting to occupy the same piece of tarmac, leading to a number of collisions between the pair. Despite that, Ocon gave a good account of himself before being dropped in favour of Lance Stroll, whose father, Lawrence Stroll, took over the team in 2018.

Esteban Ocon 2019 and 2020

Forced to take a year out as Mercedes' reserve driver in 2019, Ocon was handed a career lifeline by Renault in 2020 when he was signed to replace Nico Hulkenberg. Although he struggled at times alongside Daniel Ricciardo, the Frenchman had a strong finish to the year, during which he stood on the podium for the first time at the Sakhir Grand Prix.

First win Ocon 2021

Following Ricciardo's exit from the team at the end of 2020, Ocon had a new teammate for 2021 in the form of two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso, who was making a comeback to F1 after a two-year hiatus. The high point of Ocon's season came at the chaotic Hungarian Grand Prix, where he claimed his debut Formula 1 victory in memorable style.

Ocon and Alpine were unable to secure any more podiums in 2022, while Ocon's relationship with Alonso came under the spotlight as the pair clashed on more than one occasion. The Frenchman's best result was a fourth place at the shortened Japanese Grand Prix, and Alpine managed to beat McLaren to P4 in the Constructors' Championship.

Esteban Ocon from Alpine to Haas

In 2023, Ocon raced again for Alpine, but this time with a new teammate. Alonso switched to Aston Martin, and the Frenchman was joined by his compatriot Pierre Gasly. The French duo drove together until the 2024 season, after which Esteban Ocon moved to Haas for the 2025 season. 

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