Official: Ocon signs for Haas

There has been speculation about this possibility and now it’s official: Esteban Ocon has signed for Haas with a multi-year contract starting in 2025. In a round table with MD present at the Spanish GP, the Frenchman admitted that he wants to close his future before the summer and before the Belgian GP, ​​the last one before the break, his arrival in team was made official US.

The Frenchman joined the American team afterwards do not renew at Alpine, team where he has been in Gran Circo since the 2020 season Oliver Bearmanthe English driver who had already debuted in F1, was replaced Carlos Sainz at Ferrari when the Spaniard suffered appendicitis at the Saudi Arabia GP. Therefore, a total of nine pairs for Haas after spending two years in Nico Hulkenbergwho has already announced his signing for Audi, and Kevin Magnussenthat still needs to find a place for next season.

“I am delighted to start the new chapter of my Formula 1 career and join the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team from the start of the 2025 season. I will be joining a very ambitious career team, whose spirit, work ethic and undeniable upward trajectory have truly impressed me.. I would like to thank Gene Haas and Ayao Komatsu for their trust and support, and for our honest and fruitful discussions in recent months. On a more personal level, I’m very happy to be working with Ayao again, as he was part of my debut when I first got into a Formula 1 car in my Lotus Junior days over ten years ago. “The MoneyGram Haas F1 Team has exciting plans and clear goals for the future, and I look forward to working with everyone in Kannapolis, Banbury and Maranello, and being part of this great project,” said Ocon in the statement.

At 27 years old, Haas will be the fourth team for Ocon, who has already passed Force India/Racing Point before returning to renault, a team for which he was a test pilot. However, his debut as a regular driver in F1 was imminent mansion in the second half of the 2016 season.