It will be goodbye at the end of the season between Esteban Ocon and Alpine. In fact, the French team, through an official press release, announced the separation with the French driver who will be free to sign with some other team for next year. In fact, there is on him Haas' interest and it cannot be ruled out that in the end Ocon will choose the American team as his next stop. Furthermore, it is also unclear who will be the replacement at Alpine, considering Pierre's probable stay gasly.
Ocon bids farewell to Alpine: “We experienced wonderful moments”
These are Ocon's words below of the announcement of his farewell to Alpine: “Racing in this Formula 1 team it was an important period of my life. Although I have been here for five years as a factory driver, my professional career began in Enstone when I was a teenage driver, so it will always be a special place for me. We have had some wonderful times together, but also some difficult times, and I am certainly grateful to all members of the team for these memorable moments. I will announce my plans very soon but in the meantime, my main focus is to finish the journey for this team and have a successful remainder of the season".
Famin: “We thank Esteban for his work over these five years”
To thank and salute the work done over these years is Bruno Famin, team principal of the team: “We would like first of all thank Esteban for his commitment to the team over the last five years. During his time, we celebrated some amazing moments together, the best of which came at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix with a memorable race win. We still have 16 races to complete in 2024 along with a clear goal: continue to work tirelessly as a team to push for the best results on the track. We wish Esteban all the best in the next chapter of his racing career, when that time comes."
