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2025 F175 ETG AUSTRALIA Licensee VRT Macro Positive 5-8 March

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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.
Esteban Ocon
Australian Grand Prix Stats
Races: 5
Best qualifying: 8th (2022)
Best race result: 7th (2022)
Podiums: 0
Points Finishes: 2

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 …

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