Forward of his debut season with Formulation One’s sole American group Haas, one-time F1 race winner Esteban Ocon has accomplished his seat match with the Kannapolis-based outfit.
Esteban Ocon was born and raised in Normandy to a working class household. The Frenchman started aggressive kart racing aged 9, successful a number of nationwide and worldwide titles.
He graduated to junior formulae in 2012, and he received his first title in FIA Formulation 3 in 2014 with Prema, beating the likes of Tom Blomqvist and Max Verstappen.
Ocon then joined the GP3 Sequence with ART in 2015, attaining 14 podiums in 18 races. The identical 12 months noticed Ocon grow to be a member of the Mercedes Junior Staff.
The Frenchman made his Formulation One debut on the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix with Manor, changing Rio Haryanto for the rest of the 2016 season. He moved to Force India—who later turned Racing Level—in 2017, partnering Sergio Pérez. After two seasons, Ocon left Racing Level on the finish of 2018, turning into a reserve driver for Mercedes in 2019.
Ocon returned as a full-time driver with Renault in 2020, taking his maiden podium end on the Sakhir Grand Prix. Retaining his seat for 2021, Ocon partnered Fernando Alonso on the re-branded Alpine, taking his maiden victory on the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Frenchman stayed with Alpine for the next three seasons, attaining his maiden quickest lap in the US, adopted by a fourth profession podium on the rain-affected São Paulo Grand Prix. He left Alpine after the Qatar Grand Prix – one race sooner than the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He’ll now transfer to Haas for 2025 alongside Oliver Bearman.
Sharing a photograph on his social media accounts, Ocon has now revealed that he has accomplished the required seat slot in his new automotive.
Seat match smiles 😃✌
E️steban’s getting himself cozy for the lengthy season forward 🏁#HaasF1 F1 pic.twitter.com/e9pjKS0SZd
— MoneyGram Haas F1 Staff (@HaasF1Team) January 31, 2025
