Esteban Ocon is delighted to be becoming a member of MoneyGram Haas F1 Group from the beginning of the 2025 FIA Components 1 World Championship season after the information was confirmed on Thursday morning.
Ocon’s departure from BWT Alpine F1 Group was introduced earlier within the season, and the announcement got here after an incident along with his teammate, Pierre Gasly, on the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix, which left workforce principal Bruno Famin sad with the Frenchman.
Ocon will now transfer onto a brand new chapter in his Components 1 profession with Haas in a very new lineup alongside Ollie Bearman.
After affirmation of the transfer, Ocon mentioned: “I’m thrilled to embark on this new chapter in my Components 1 profession and be a part of MoneyGram Haas F1 Group from the beginning of the 2025 season.”
“I’ll be becoming a member of a really bold racing workforce, whose spirit, work ethic, and simple upward trajectory has actually impressed me. I’d wish to thank Gene Haas and Ayao Komatsu for his or her belief and assist, and for our trustworthy and fruitful discussions these previous couple of months.
“On a extra private notice, I’m very blissful to be working with Ayao once more, as he’s been part of my debut once I first stepped right into a Components 1 automobile throughout my Lotus Junior days greater than ten years in the past. MoneyGram Haas F1 Group has thrilling plans and clear targets for the longer term, and I’m very a lot wanting ahead to working with everybody in Kannapolis, Banbury and Maranello, and being a part of this nice venture.”
Group principal, Ayao Komatsu added: “I’m delighted we’ve secured Esteban Ocon’s providers for MoneyGram Haas F1 Group. I’ve clearly been conscious of his abilities for a very long time and our private historical past dates again to Esteban’s maiden run in a Components 1 automobile – I used to be his race engineer that day with Lotus. He displayed his abilities again then coming off the again of robust performances within the junior classes – he’d simply received the 2014 European Components 3 Championship.
“Esteban’s gone on to change into a longtime expertise in Components 1 and naturally a grand prix winner. The expertise he brings, not simply from his personal expertise base but in addition from working for a producer workforce, might be advantageous to us in our progress as a company.
“It was very important we had a driver with expertise in beside Oliver Bearman subsequent 12 months, however Esteban’s solely 27 – he’s nonetheless younger with lots to show as nicely. I feel we have now a hungry, dynamic driver pairing and I look ahead to welcoming Esteban into MoneyGram Haas F1 Group for 2025.”
Gene Haas, workforce proprietor of Haas continued: “It was vital to me that we have now a driver with a identified pedigree in Components 1, and as a grand prix winner, Esteban undoubtedly suits that temporary. Esteban’s proved himself within the groups he’s raced for as somebody who’s regularly within the combine and scoring factors – it’s that continuity we’re eager to capitalize on as we search for elevated efficiency beneficial properties on-track. Now we have a mix of youth and expertise in our future driver line-up and I’m excited to see the outcomes.”
