
F1 star on verge of team exit after startling admission
Esteban Ocon has admitted he is on the cusp of leaving F1 after admitting he has no deal in place to continue.
31
Championship
18th
2026 season
Points
3
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Pole positions
0
Best finish
9th
14 starts
Esteban Ocon is a French driver from Évreux in Normandy who won the 2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, finishing ahead of Max Verstappen, and the 2015 GP3 Series. A Mercedes junior, he made his Formula 1 debut with Manor at the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix, spent two seasons at Force India and served as Mercedes' reserve driver in 2019.
Ocon returned with Renault in 2020, finishing second in the Sakhir Grand Prix, and won the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix, the first victory for the team under the Alpine name. He added podiums at Monaco in 2023 and São Paulo in 2024 before joining Haas for 2025, when his best result was fifth in China.
Junior career: 2014 FIA F3 European champion; 2015 GP3 champion
| Round | Grand Prix | Grid | Finish | Sprint | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 13 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 14 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 17 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 17 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 17 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 15 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 17 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 16 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 15 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 15 | DNF | 0 | ||
| 13 | 14 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 13 | 11 | 0 |

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