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Esteban Ocon has revealed the preparation that he has received in the build-up to his debut campaign with Haas in F1 in 2025 has exceeded his initial expectations.
Esteban Ocon has transitioned to Haas for the 2025 season after leaving Alpine, with whom he had been associated since 2020.The French driver was able to test Haas’s 2024-spec car in Abu Dhabi before officially joining the team.Ocon then conducted a shakedown at Silverstone with Haas’s 2025 challenger, the VF-25, alongside his teammate Oliver Bearman.Haas utilized the Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) scheme by running the 2023 VF-23 at Jerez, in partnership with Toyota, to provide additional track time for the drivers.Ocon mentioned that his adaptation at Haas has been smoother than expected, despite not knowing about the Toyota alliance initially.Haas aims to continue their progress from last season, highlighted by a seventh-place finish, with Ocon feeling positive about the improvements made on the new VF-25 compared to its predecessor.
