Esteban Ocon to go away Haas placing F1 future unsure

Esteban Ocon is combating to save lots of his Formula 1 profession after the Haas workforce introduced they’d break up with the Frenchman on the finish of the yr.

Ocon, who won the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix for Alpine, joined Haas in 2025. He has been in F1 since 2016 and has additionally pushed for the Manor and Force India groups.

There are not any apparent berths for Ocon on the grid in 2027 however he insisted: “This is completely not the tip of my Formula 1 profession.”

The 30-year-old added in an announcement on social media: “I go away this undertaking with my head held excessive and pleased with my performances in what weren’t all the time the simplest of circumstances for numerous causes and components exterior of my management.

“My rapid focus is the subsequent race weekend. I’ll proceed to work laborious with the workforce, maximise each alternative, and maintain extracting each little bit of efficiency from the automotive.

“There are nonetheless many races to go this season and, as all the time, I’ll give it my the whole lot behind the wheel for myself and for my workforce.

“I’m nonetheless motivated. I’m nonetheless hungry.”

Ocon has been outperformed by team-mate Oliver Bearman since becoming a member of forces with Haas final yr.

This yr, the Briton is thirteenth within the championship, three locations and 13 factors forward of Ocon. Bearman has out-qualified Ocon 13-6 at a mean benefit of 0.144 seconds.

Last yr, Bearman completed thirteenth and Ocon fifteenth, separated by simply three factors, and in qualifying it was 18-7 at 0.175secs

Haas workforce principal Ayao Kumatso stated: “Esteban’s professionalism and dedication have proved priceless as we proceed to develop as an organisation.

“Together this yr we tackled the problem of a significant regulation change, the place Esteban’s driving expertise and inputs have been vital as we have labored laborious to develop the VF-26 throughout the season.”