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Esteban Ocon has expressed that he doesn’t derive pleasure from seeing Alpine struggle in F1 despite a contentious exit from the team in 2024.
Despite a contentious exit from Alpine in 2024, Esteban Ocon has expressed that he doesn’t derive pleasure from seeing the team struggle in Formula 1. Ocon moved to the Anglo-French marque in 2020 and established himself within the team, becoming an F1 race winner at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix. However, Pierre Gasly’s arrival at the team in 2023 saw Alpine field an all-French driver line-up, leading to uneasy undertones of impending chaos due to past rivalries. Speculations about Ocon being shown the exit doors at Alpine arose after incidents with Gasly, and he eventually did not drive for the team in the season finale at Abu Dhabi. Currently driving for Haas, the 28-year-old has tasted success in F1’s midfield, while Alpine has been struggling at the bottom of the Constructors’ standings. Ocon, acknowledging that he didn’t have a fairytale ending at Alpine, still refuses to count out his former team from the midfield battle in 2025 as he believes they have the potential for a comeback.
