Esteban Ocon to leave Alpine at the end of the season
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Esteban Ocon to leave Alpine at the end of the season

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F1: Ocon says Alpine exit ‘not how I wanted things to end’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

F1: Ocon says Alpine exit ‘not how I wanted things to end’

The Hindu  

Esteban Ocon said his departure from Alpine ahead of the Formula One season finale in Abu Dhabi this weekend was not how he had wanted his time at the Renault-owned team to end. Ocon joins Haas next year, meaning the 28-year-old will be able to test for the U.S.-owned team next week. I leave… pic.twitter.com/QL7ZTPLQin — Esteban Ocon December 3, …

Abu Dhabi GP: Esteban Ocon released by Alpine, Doohan to drive at final Grand Prix of the season
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Abu Dhabi GP: Esteban Ocon released by Alpine, Doohan to drive at final Grand Prix of the season

The Hindu  

F1 team Alpine confirmed Monday that Esteban Ocon has been released ahead of the final Grand Prix of the season and that Jack Doohan will make his debut in Abu Dhabi. Alpine had announced in June that Ocon would leave at the end of the season after a troubled start to the year in Formula 1 for him and the …

F1 driver Esteban Ocon released by Alpine, Doohan to drive at final GP of the season
3 months, 3 weeks ago

F1 driver Esteban Ocon released by Alpine, Doohan to drive at final GP of the season

Associated Press  

PARIS — F1 team Alpine confirmed Monday that French driver Esteban Ocon has been released ahead of the final Grand Prix of the season and that Jack Doohan will make his debut in Abu Dhabi. Alpine had announced in June that Ocon would leave at the end of the season after a troubled start to the year in Formula 1 …

Esteban Ocon axed as Alpine confirm replacement driver for final F1 race of season in Abu Dhabi
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Esteban Ocon axed as Alpine confirm replacement driver for final F1 race of season in Abu Dhabi

The Independent  

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F1: Alpine discussing Doohan debut in place of Ocon at finale
3 months, 3 weeks ago

F1: Alpine discussing Doohan debut in place of Ocon at finale

The Hindu  

Alpine could give Australian Jack Doohan his Formula One race debut at next weekend’s Abu Dhabi season-ender as replacement for soon-to-depart Esteban Ocon, team boss Oliver Oakes said on Sunday. There was no official confirmation from the Renault-owned team but Oakes told reporters Ocon’s early release was being discussed, although no decision had been made yet. “If you agree that, …

Esteban Ocon axed by Alpine for final race of 2024 F1 season in Abu Dhabi
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Esteban Ocon axed by Alpine for final race of 2024 F1 season in Abu Dhabi

The Independent  

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Alpine principal Bruno Famin to step down. F1 team may drop homemade Renault engine in 2026
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Alpine principal Bruno Famin to step down. F1 team may drop homemade Renault engine in 2026

Associated Press  

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Struggling Formula 1 team Alpine is switching team principals midseason and may also ditch its homemade Renault engines in 2026. Alpine team principal Bruno Famin will be out of his post “by the end of August,” with his replacement announced “in due course,” the team said on Friday. Famin said Alpine is considering dropping its homemade Renault …

Haas F1 announce driver to partner Ollie Bearman next year
8 months ago

Haas F1 announce driver to partner Ollie Bearman next year

The Independent  

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F1 driver Esteban Ocon to join American Haas team from next season
8 months ago

F1 driver Esteban Ocon to join American Haas team from next season

Associated Press  

KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina — Frenchman Esteban Ocon will drive for Haas from next season as a replacement for Kevin Magnussen, the American Formula 1 team said on Thursday. Details of the deal were not announced, with Haas only saying that the 27-year-old driver committed to a “multi-year contract starting with the 2025 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.” Ocon, the only …

Flavio Briatore makes official F1 return as Alpine executive advisor
9 months ago

Flavio Briatore makes official F1 return as Alpine executive advisor

New York Times  

Flavio Briatore has been named as Alpine’s new executive advisor in Formula One, 16 years after his involvement in the Singapore ‘Crashgate’ race-fixing scandal. According to Alpine, Briatore will “predominantly focus on top-level areas of the team” which includes “scouting top talents and providing insights on the driver market, challenging the existing project by assessing the current structure and advising …

Carlos Sainz and five other contenders to replace Esteban Ocon at Alpine in 2025
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Carlos Sainz and five other contenders to replace Esteban Ocon at Alpine in 2025

The Independent  

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F1 Mailbag: Evaluating Yuki Tsunoda’s future, possible Monaco GP layout changes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

F1 Mailbag: Evaluating Yuki Tsunoda’s future, possible Monaco GP layout changes

New York Times  

After one of the most action-free races in recent memory, the Monaco Grand Prix has faced fresh scrutiny over its place in modern-day Formula One. — Dylan S. As Luke wrote last week, the last three races give F1 a glimmer of hope that Verstappen won’t run away with the title like he has in previous seasons. Team principal Bruno …

Esteban Ocon to leave Alpine F1 team at the end of the season
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Esteban Ocon to leave Alpine F1 team at the end of the season

Associated Press  

ENSTONE, England — Esteban Ocon is leaving Alpine at the end of the season after a troubled start to the year in Formula 1 for him and the French-owned team. Ocon is the only driver to win a race for Alpine since it rebranded from Renault at the end of 2020 but he has scored one point this season and …

Alpine to part ways with Esteban Ocon at end of 2024 season
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Alpine to part ways with Esteban Ocon at end of 2024 season

The Independent  

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F1 team Alpine parts ways with team prinicipal Otmar Szafnauer
1 year, 7 months ago

F1 team Alpine parts ways with team prinicipal Otmar Szafnauer

Associated Press  

The Alpine Formula One team will part ways with team principal Otmar Szafnauer by mutual agreement following this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. Alpine said in a statement Friday that Bruno Famin, who is the vice president of Alpine Motorsports, will assume the role of interim team principal following Sunday’s race. “The team would like to thank Otmar for his hard …

Formula One: Alpine F1 boss warns of ‘consequences’ of failure
1 year, 10 months ago

Formula One: Alpine F1 boss warns of ‘consequences’ of failure

The Hindu  

Alpine boss Laurent Rossi has warned the Renault-owned Formula One team he will make changes before the end of the season if performance does not improve. Alpine ended last year fourth but is now sixth with French drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly scoring just 14 points from five races. the buck stops with Otmar.” Rossi said Ocon and Gasly …

F1: Alpine frustrated after drivers collide at Australian GP
1 year, 11 months ago

F1: Alpine frustrated after drivers collide at Australian GP

The Hindu  

Pierre Gasly apologised to his Alpine team mate Ocon Esteban after veering into him in a crash that took both drivers out of the Australian Grand Prix straight after a messy restart late in the race. A red flag saw the grand prix restart for a two-lap sprint to decide the winner, and a slew of cars crashed out in …

F1 news - Esteban Ocon revealed as ‘not extremely popular’ among drivers
2 years ago

F1 news - Esteban Ocon revealed as ‘not extremely popular’ among drivers

The Independent  

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F1's Alpine Set Out Season Goals and Bring on Zinedine Zidane as Surprise Signing
2 years, 1 month ago

F1's Alpine Set Out Season Goals and Bring on Zinedine Zidane as Surprise Signing

News 18  

Renault-owned Alpine set out their goals for the Formula One season on Thursday before unveiling French soccer great Zinedine Zidane as a surprise signing. “I am very happy to be here today and happy to be part of the Alpine team,” Zidane told the surprised audience in a former newspaper printing site in London’s Docklands. French driver Pierre Gasly, another …

Esteban Ocon Tops Second Practice for Alpine in Brazil
2 years, 4 months ago

Esteban Ocon Tops Second Practice for Alpine in Brazil

News 18  

Esteban Ocon topped the times for Alpine ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez in Saturday’s uneventful second practice at this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix. Pierre Gasly was seventh for Alpha Tauri ahead of the two Haas cars of Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen, who was fastest in Friday’s rain-hit qualifying and will start from pole position in the sprint race …

Gasly moves to Alpine to set up an all-French lineup in F1
2 years, 5 months ago

Gasly moves to Alpine to set up an all-French lineup in F1

Associated Press  

SUZUKA, Japan — Pierre Gasly has been released by Red Bull and freed to end his contract with the junior team, AlphaTauri, and will move to Alpine next season in Formula One. Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer said Alpine began to eye Gasly almost immediately after Alonso said he was leaving during the summer break. But Red Bull did not …

F1: Oscar Piastri replaces Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren after dramatically rejecting F1 seat at Alpine
2 years, 6 months ago

F1: Oscar Piastri replaces Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren after dramatically rejecting F1 seat at Alpine

The Independent  

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F1: Esteban Ocon says Mick Schumacher would be his pick to replace Fernando Alonso at Alpine next year
2 years, 6 months ago

F1: Esteban Ocon says Mick Schumacher would be his pick to replace Fernando Alonso at Alpine next year

The Independent  

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F1: Alpine's Esteban Ocon Wants Mick Schumacher as New Team-mate
2 years, 6 months ago

F1: Alpine's Esteban Ocon Wants Mick Schumacher as New Team-mate

News 18  

Alpine driver Esteban Ocon has said he would like to have Mick Schumacher as a team-mate in the next Formula One season. Alpine said that Oscar Piastri would take Alonso’s place but the Australian said he will not drive for them amid McLaren speculation, with the case now being decided by the F1 contract review board. ASIA CUP 2022: FULL …

Piastri says won’t drive for Alpine despite promotion to F1
2 years, 7 months ago

Piastri says won’t drive for Alpine despite promotion to F1

Associated Press  

LONDON — Oscar Piastri said Tuesday he won’t drive for Alpine next season, mere hours after the Formula One team promoted the Australian reserve driver to replace Fernando Alonso. In Alpine’s announcement, team principal Otmar Szafnauer said Piastri is “a bright and rare talent” who is “more than capable of taking the step up to Formula 1.” Aston Martin on …

Oscar Piastri replaces Fernando Alonso at Alpine for 2023 Formula 1 season
2 years, 7 months ago

Oscar Piastri replaces Fernando Alonso at Alpine for 2023 Formula 1 season

The Independent  

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‘Very talented’ Oscar Piastri will find F1 seat ‘pretty soon’
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Very talented’ Oscar Piastri will find F1 seat ‘pretty soon’

The Independent  

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After a break, F1 resumes at Spa with more twists and turns
3 years, 6 months ago

After a break, F1 resumes at Spa with more twists and turns

Live Mint  

There’s perhaps no better circuit than Spa-Francorchamps to resume this year’s Formula One season after a summer break. Home to the Belgian Grand Prix, this iconic and scenic circuit will see Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen fight it out again as the battle for the 2021 championships picks up pace. Before the two-week summer break, Alpine’s …

Esteban Ocon wins Hungarian GP, Lewis Hamilton takes F1 lead
3 years, 7 months ago

Esteban Ocon wins Hungarian GP, Lewis Hamilton takes F1 lead

The Hindu  

Frenchman Esteban Ocon won a chaotic Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday while Lewis Hamilton finished third to take the Formula One championship lead from Max Verstappen. Verstappen placed 10th after being taken out early in the race by Hamilton's Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in a first-lap crash that caused him and four others to retire. Ocon finished ahead of Aston …

Alpine in talks with Esteban Ocon to extend contract
3 years, 10 months ago

Alpine in talks with Esteban Ocon to extend contract

The Hindu  

Alpine is keen to extend the contract of French driver Esteban Ocon to keep its line-up unchanged next year, the Renault-owned Formula One team's CEO Laurent Rossi said on Thursday. Spain's double world champion Fernando Alonso, making a Formula One comeback this year at the age of 39 and after two years out, is 24-year-old Ocon's team mate and has …

F1: Esteban Ocon to replace Nico Hulkenberg at Renault in 2020
5 years, 6 months ago

F1: Esteban Ocon to replace Nico Hulkenberg at Renault in 2020

The Hindu  

Mercedes' reserve driver Esteban Ocon is all set for his Formula One return in 2020. The Frenchman will join Daniel Ricciardo on a multi-year deal at Renault next season, replacing Nico Hulkenberg. It remains unclear where he will end up, though Haas Team Principal Guenther Steiner is said to be interested in him if the team decides not to retain …

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