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Esteban Ocon
- Team Haas
- Date of birth 17/09/1996
- Place of birth Evreux, France
- Debut Belgium, 2016 (Manor)
The lowest-scoring season of Esteban Ocon’s five-year Alpine/Renault run came in 2024 which, given the combative Frenchman’s nature, meant a smooth exit was never likely; that his season ended with a podium in Brazil, a first-corner crash in Qatar and then being moved aside for Jack Doohan for Abu Dhabi was extreme, even for him.

By December, though, Ocon had known for months that he’d be driving for Haas in 2025; after being paired with the more experienced Sergio Perez, Daniel Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso in his previous stops, he'll be expected to take a leadership role with rookie Oliver Bearman in the sister car, and should provide a handy benchmark for Ferrari to assess the progress of the teenage Brit.
At 28, Ocon is a known quantity; an uncompromising racer who is good for an occasional podium and isn’t averse to a dust-up with a rival. Or teammate …