Esteban Ocon to leave Alpine F1 Team at the end of 2024 season

BWT Alpine F1 Staff and Esteban Ocon have agreed collectively to half methods on the finish of the 2024 FIA Formulation 1 World Championship season, the conclusion of the Frenchman’s contract with the group.

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It brings to a detailed a five-year collaboration between the group and Esteban, throughout which Alpine and Esteban recorded their first Grand Prix victory on the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix, a landmark second for the model, the group, and Esteban himself.

Esteban recorded two additional podiums throughout his 5 years, attaining second place on the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, his first go to to the podium in Formulation 1, and third place on the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix. He achieved a greatest end of eighth within the 2022 Drivers’ Championship, contributing to the group’s fourth-place end within the Constructors’ Championship that 12 months.

The group seems to be ahead to persevering with its onerous work with Esteban for the rest of the 2024 season and desires him the very best in his future endeavours.

The group’s 2025 driver line-up will likely be introduced sooner or later.

Esteban Ocon:

It’s been a big interval of my life to be racing for this group in Formulation 1. Whereas I’ve been right here for 5 years as a full-time racing driver, my skilled profession began at Enstone once I was a youngster, so it should all the time be a particular place. We have now had some nice and difficult moments collectively, and I’m certainly grateful to everybody within the group for these memorable occasions. I’ll announce my thrilling plans very quickly, however within the meantime, I concentrate on delivering on monitor for this group and having a profitable the rest of the season.

Bruno Famin, Staff Principal:

First, we thank Esteban for his dedication to the group over the previous 5 years. Throughout his time, we’ve got celebrated some implausible moments collectively, the very best of which got here on the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix with a memorable race win. These achievements weren’t simply ours but in addition a testomony to the unwavering help of our followers and the racing neighborhood, for which we’re deeply grateful. We nonetheless have 16 races to finish in 2024, along with a transparent goal: to proceed to work tirelessly as a group to push for the very best on-track outcomes. We want Esteban the perfect for the subsequent chapter of his driving profession when that second comes.