Las Vegas Grand Prix: Esteban Ocon ‘not very confident’ about Alpine holding on to sixth
The 2024 F1 season began with Alpine stuck at the back of the field. The 2024 season's challenger, the A524, was overweight and as a result, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly were squeezed out of the back row at the opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Enstone-based operations have gradually improved. Alpine entered the Sao Paulo Grand […]
Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly hoping to ‘maximize’ their Mexico City Grand Prix
Alpine took a small step in Austin last week. The team brought a series of upgrades to the A524 to the Circuit of the Americas, resulting in its strongest qualifying session of the season. Pierre Gasly entered Q3 and often topped the timesheets in both Q1 and Q2, eventually qualifying in 7th place. George Russell's […]
Esteban Ocon is headed to Haas for 2025 F1 season
Haas and Esteban Ocon made it official on Thursday. The team and driver announced that Ocon had agreed terms to join Haas on a “multi-year” contract. “I am delighted to embark on a new chapter in my Formula 1 career and join the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team from the start of the 2025 season,” Ocon […]
A ‘difficult’ Friday for Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly at the Hungarian Grand Prix
Despite a slow start to the 2024 F1 season, France-based Alpine has climbed out from last place and climbed to eighth in the F1 Constructors’ Championship standings thanks to a string of strong performances. Despite being shut out at the last British Grand Prix, Alpine arrives in Budapest for the Hungarian Grand Prix having scored […]
Esteban Ocon and Alpine pay tribute to 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix victory
The Hungarian Grand Prix was always going to be a special race for Esteban Ocon. Drivers will be paying tribute to the race and its distinctive trophy during this weekend’s race. Ocon claimed his first F1 victory at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix, the team’s first since rebranding to Alpine. Renault, which rebranded as Alpine […]
Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon in ‘good position’ heading into F1 Sprint at Austrian GP
Friday was another positive session for Alpine, with further evidence of progress being shown. Against a beautiful backdrop of the Styrian mountains, 20 Formula 1 cars roared to the start at the Red Bull Ring on Friday for qualifying for tomorrow’s F1 sprint race. Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon again qualified for the third […]
Jack Doohan to replace Esteban Ocon in FP1 at F1 Canadian Grand Prix
Earlier this week, Alpine and Esteban Ocon announced they would part ways after the end of the 2024 F1 season. The announcement sparked speculation as to who would replace Ocon next year. Now one of the leading candidates will be driving along the A524 for the first time. Alpine announced on Wednesday that the team’s […]
Where does Esteban Ocon land for 2025 after Alpine exit?
What’s next for Esteban Ocon? A week ago, the question referred to whether Ocon would compete in the Alpine A524 for this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix. A crash with teammate Pierre Gasly on the opening lap of the Monaco Grand Prix led to a warning from team principal Bruno Famin about “consequences”, sparking speculation that […]
Esteban Ocon addresses ‘negativity’ following collision with Pierre Gasly at Monaco Grand Prix
Following his struggles at the Monaco Grand Prix, Esteban Ocon has taken to social media to respond to the “slander and negativity” that has been directed at him online following his opening lap crash with teammate Pierre Gasly. Just after the start of last Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix, Ocon tried to overtake Gasly but the […]
Esteban Ocon’s five-place penalty at the Monaco Grand Prix, explained
The opening laps of the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix were full of drama. Now, one of the drivers involved in that drama will start slightly further back the next time he takes to the grid. Shortly after the start, three drivers – Sergio Pérez, Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg – had major crashes that took […]