BWT Alpine F1 Team and Esteban Ocon have agreed collectively to half methods at the end of the 2024 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season, the conclusion of the Frenchman’s contract with the workforce.
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It brings to an in depth a five-year collaboration between the workforce and Esteban, throughout which Alpine and Esteban recorded their first Grand Prix victory at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix, a landmark second for the model, the workforce, and Esteban himself.
Esteban recorded two additional podiums throughout his 5 years, reaching second place at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, his first go to to the rostrum in Formula 1, and third place at the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix. He achieved a finest end of eighth in the 2022 Drivers’ Championship, contributing to the workforce’s fourth-place end in the Constructors’ Championship that yr.
The workforce seems ahead to persevering with its laborious work with Esteban for the the rest of the 2024 season and desires him the finest in his future endeavours.
The workforce’s 2025 driver line-up can be introduced in the end.
Esteban Ocon:
It’s been a major interval of my life to be racing for this workforce in Formula 1. While 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 is going to at all times be a particular place. We have had some nice and difficult moments collectively, and I’m certainly grateful to everybody in the workforce for these memorable occasions. I’ll announce my thrilling plans very quickly, however in the meantime, I give attention to delivering on monitor for this workforce and having a profitable the rest of the season.
Bruno Famin, Team Principal:
First, we thank Esteban for his dedication to the workforce over the previous 5 years. During his time, we’ve got celebrated some unbelievable moments collectively, the finest of which got here at 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 group, for which we’re deeply grateful. We nonetheless have 16 races to full in 2024, along with a transparent goal: to proceed to work tirelessly as a workforce to push for the finest on-track outcomes. We want Esteban the best possible for the subsequent chapter of his driving profession when that second comes.
