Esteban Ocon complete the revolution Haaswhich will take to the track with a completely new line-up next season. The Frenchman will pair up with the Ferrari Driver Academy driver Oliver Bearmanalready announced as a replacement for Kevin Magnussen on the eve of the British Grand Prix. Ocon will instead replace Nico Hülkenbergpromised to the Sauber (future Audi).
The rift between Ocon and Alpine
Ocon has signed a multi-year contract and will become the first GP winner to drive for the American team. The relationship with Alpine and with his teammate, his compatriot Pierre Gaslyhad been compromised for some time. Just think that in the Monaco Grand Prix Ocon had hit Gasly at the start, sending the team principal into a rage Bruno Famin. A real fratricidal clash. A few days after the farewell: “Alpine and I have agreed to separate at the end of the season”. Now his experience will come in handy in Haas.
Haas, young driver pairing
Three podiums and one victory in Formula One will be enough to earn the role of first driver? Because his new teammate has already shown that he knows what he’s doing. This season, in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Bearman has already beaten him. Driving for Ferrari, mind you (little Olly was replacing the injured Carlos Sainz). In short, on the one hand the experience of the Frenchman, on the other the freshness of the Englishman from Ferrari. In Haas Ocon will find Hey Komatsu (the current team principal), with whom he had already worked during his testing days with Lotus.
Alpine, Briatore wants Sainz
Now the question arises as to who will replace the Frenchman at Alpine. While Pierre Gasly has renewed for another season, the team has not yet decided who will partner him. A few days ago Flavio Briatorethe team’s new executive advisor, declared: “We will do everything possible to have Carlos Sainz”. The Spaniard, in his last season in Ferrariremains on the market. But many want the Alpine seat. Above all the reserve driver, the Australian Jack Doohanson of the motorcyclist Mick. There is also some hope for the return of Mick Schumachernow third Mercedes driver. Pure Valtteri Bottas e Guanyu Zhou – both not confirmed at Sauber – are monitoring carefully. Because the market still has a lot to offer.
Carlos Sainz, the interview: “I drove the red one and I won, even if I leave, Ferrari remains a dream that I wouldn’t change for anything”
by Alessandra Retico
F1, the drivers market
The future in Williams Of Logan Sargeant it now seems marked and the team principal James Vowles look for a solution. Chapter Racing Bulls. In the Red Bull satellite team, few certainties. Yuki Tsunoda has renewed, but the poor results of Sergio Perez are nominating him for the role of Max Verstappen’s future teammate. The future of Verstappen is still to be deciphered. Daniel RicciardoThe current reserve could take its place Liam Lawson. The New Zealander, a member of the Red Bull Junior Team since 2019, had already replaced the injured Ricciardo in the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix. But the competition is fierce: among the candidates for a place in Racing Bulls also Isaac Hadjar – leader in the F2 world championship – and Ayumu Iwasa.
Mercedes dreams of Verstappen
The race for a place in Formula One does not spare even the top teams. Mercedes has yet to find a replacement for Lewis Hamiltonin Ferrari from next season. The team principal Toto Wolff meditate among the blue fable of Kim Antonellia member of the Mercedes Junior Team in his first year in F2, and the forbidden dream. That of Max Verstappenfresh from tensions with Red Bull during the Hungarian Grand Prix. For the Dutchman Wolff spoke of “open doors”. It makes you wonder who would close them.
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