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Bearman not thinking worst case scenario with Ocon, is positive
Oliver Bearman doesn’t wish to start thinking the worst case scenario of being teammate to Esteban Ocon, as he sees positives so far in the brief amount of togetherness. With an all-new line-up, Haas will have to learn to deal with the new dynamics, where the drivers too will have to understand how they can…
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Haas happy to be in good financial position after years in F1
Ayao Komatsu talks about the situation with Haas on the financial front where for the first time the F1 team doesn’t need its owner to put money in. Even though Haas remains one of the smallest F1 teams on the grid, there is some joy for the American outfit in the Cost Cap era. Team…
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Ocon has a cameo in French comedy movie on Netflix
Esteban Ocon has a cameo role in French movie ‘Lune de miel avec ma mere’ on Netflix after he featured in the trailer of the same. In a news which slipped through everyone eyes whether last year or at the onset of 2025, Haas F1 driver Ocon featured in the trailer of a comedy French…
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Ocon continues Haas prep, recalls Hamilton’s Maranello moment
Esteban Ocon continued his prep for F1 2025 with Haas after a seat fit, as he recalls his time at Maranello when Lewis Hamilton arrived for his first day at Ferrari. Having had an early start to his Haas career, Ocon has been busy preparing for the 2025 F1 season. Amid the string of simulator…
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Haas notes of personnel changes for 2025 F1 season
Haas has revealed changes to its F1 team structure where they have promoted some of their own into important positions apart from hiring some – which includes naming first female engineer. Having done with their first TPC programme of the 2025 season in Jerez in collaboration with Toyota, Haas has listed their key personnel that…
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F1 fraternity positive about group livery launch in 2025
F1 team bosses and drivers reflect positively on 2025 livery launch in London, which is a first of a kind as Liberty Media tries a new way to bring fans in. Unlike the previous seasons, F1 has decided for a group livery launch for the 2025 season to be held on February 18 in London’s…
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Haas completes its first F1 TPC run in Jerez with trio of its drivers
Haas completes its first TPC run in Jerez with Esteban Ocon, Oliver Bearman and Ritomo Miyata to kick-start programme with Toyota. Ahead of the start of the week, Haas announced its first Testing Previous Cars run in Jerez in Spain for two days on Wednesday and Thursday. It was Bearman who drove on Day 1’s…
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Haas to stage first TPC test in Jerez, Miyata gets to run
F2 racer and Toyota protege Ritomo Miyata gets his first taste of F1 with Haas under the TPC programme alongside Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman. Unlike other F1 teams in the past, Haas has announced about its first Testing Previous Car run in Jerez in Spain this week, which is the first of many to…
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Komatsu doesn’t see any motivation problem with Ocon
Ayao Komatsu doesn’t think motivation has been ever a problem for Esteban Ocon in his F1 career, as he notes that it was a big reason to sign him. After years spent at Alpine, Ocon was simply done with the F1 outfit as he started to look around for a seat. His talks with Haas…
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Vowles sees a path like Ocon for Colapinto after a year out
James Vowles sees a path like Esteban Ocon for Franco Colapinto in F1 considering the Argentine doesn’t have a driver for in 2025 season. Having promoted Colapinto to a F1 seat during his F2 season, Vowles hoped that his performances will impress rivals teams to take the Argentine in their fold for a potentially full…
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Oakes open for Ocon to have his honour, praises contribution
Oliver Oakes says Esteban Ocon is free to have his honour at Alpine in the winter before his switch to Haas, as he praises the Frenchman’s contribution. The end between Ocon and Alpine did not happen the way either hoped for. Even though the Frenchman had a special helmet prepared for the final race in…
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Doohan confirmed for F1 debut as Ocon gets early release
Jack Doohan is confirmed to make his F1 debut in Abu Dhabi GP as Esteban Ocon gets an early release to test for Haas. As was noted and discussed in abundance after the end of the F1 Qatar GP, Alpine has confirmed that Doohan will get an early chance in this weekend’s Abu Dhabi GP…
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Ocon potential early departure suits everyone, says Alpine
Esteban Ocon is likely to give way to Jack Doohan for the final F1 race in Abu Dhabi, as talks have taken place to allow him to test the Haas. Despite the unexpected podium in Brazil, it hasn’t been going well for Alpine’s Ocon in the races especially against teammate Pierre Gasly, who has scored…
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Tsunoda says VCARB needs to be on it from FP1 in P6 fight
Yuki Tsunoda says Visa Cash App RB needs to be on pace since FP1 to beat rivals as he and Liam Lawson reflect on opposites in F1 Las Vegas GP for them. It did not start well for the pair of Visa Cash App RB drivers in F1 Las Vegas GP. They brought updates which…
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F1 drivers positive after first meet with Marques leading to changes
F1 drivers felt positive with new FIA Race Director Rui Marques after first drivers’ briefing led to immediate changes at Las Vegas GP as per their request. The FIA surprised everyone after announcing change of F1 Race Director from Las Vegas GP onward, replacing Niels Wittich with Marques. The former had joined the championship alongside…
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Oakes praises Alpine pair, admits he’s still learning F1’s highs/lows
Oliver Oakes has praise for Alpine drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, as he learns more about F1 seeing how things can change soon in the sport. After capturing 2-3 in F1 Brazil GP, Alpine boss Oakes had praise for his drivers Ocon and Gasly, who made some difference in those tricky conditions. He notes…
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Magnussen in no hurry to decide future as Komatsu hints a role
Kevin Magnussen is not closing any options for his future, which includes a role at Haas, as Esteban Ocon is firm to test in Abu Dhabi. The announcement from Sauber-Audi about taking Gabriel Bortoleto for 2025 F1 season, set the full grid for next year, ruling out any signing bar any unforced changes. With no…
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Alpine pair elated to secure unthinkable Brazil GP podium
Alpine pair of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly were pleased with a double podium which was unthinkable for them, as the two reflect on long journey they have had. Considering how they have been performing in 2024 F1 season, nobody even gave an outside of a podium to Alpine, leave alone getting a double. But…
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Colapinto US GP hard tyre choice worked, Ocon was sorry to him
Franco Colapinto was pleased about the turnaround in F1 US GP to score points, as Esteban Ocon says sorry to the Argentine while Alexander Albon rues Turn 1 contact. After qualifying failure, it looked like Williams will have a tough day in F1 US GP on Sunday. They didn’t score in sprint either which put…
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Alpine reveals special Indiana Jones-inspired F1 US GP livery
Alpine Racing has revealed a special Indiana Jones-inspired F1 US GP livery and race suits, as they collaborate with the movie’s game on Xbox. BWT Alpine Formula One Team, in collaboration with Official Partner Xbox, will celebrate the return of legendary adventurer Indiana Jones with a bold, special edition livery at the United States Grand…
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Haas, Toyota expand on how F1 deal happen, what entails & more
The lull in F1 world was broken on Friday after the announcement from Haas about its technical partnership with Toyota, who are returning but not returning as well. The last time F1 saw Toyota in any capacity was back in 2009 when it decided to pull the plug from 2010 onward. There were talks for…
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Gasly couldn’t do much after used as sacrifice in Singapore GP
Pierre Gasly was not too pleased after he left to be sacrificed to help Esteban Ocon push up in F1 Singapore GP, which didn’t work. In a Haas-like situation, Alpine tried to help Ocon further up in the grid in F1 Singapore GP by using Gasly a blocker in the path in a tight circuit…
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Gasly, Ocon discuss Alpine hiring Oakes as new F1 team boss
Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon reflect on Alpine naming Oliver Oakes as new F1 team principal and the challenges he has. Over the summer break, Alpine announced Hitech GP founder Oakes as its new F1 team principal, taking over from Bruno Famin. He is another to join the French outfit in recent times, who have brought…
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Alpine responds to protests from Renault staff in Viry and Monza
Alpine has responded to the protest that Renault employees will undertake at Viry and also at Monza amid the decision to end its F1 power unit programme. Following the decision to end its power unit programme from 2026 F1 season, the Renault employees at Viry-Chatillon are to stage protests not only at its factory, but…
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Gasly says Albon’s DQ aided in Dutch GP Lap 1 move to points
Pierre Gasly refers to Alexander Albon’s DQ which allowed him to start on the left side in F1 Dutch GP and enabled for double Turn 1 overtake. It did not start well for Alpine along with its drivers Gasly and Esteban Ocon in F1 Dutch GP at Zandvoort. They had no pace on Friday but…
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Ocon says he’s ready to take the veteran role in F1 team
Esteban Ocon says it was coming for him to take the veteran role in a F1 team, as he adds on partnering Oliver Bearman at Haas. After Bearman was announced to race for Haas in F1 in 2025, the American outfit named Ocon as his teammate in a line-up of rookie and veteran. It is…
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Gasly reckons partnership with Ocon went better than expected
Pierre Gasly says the relationship with Esteban Ocon has been professional all-through despite the differences they have had. The differences between Alpine pair Gasly and Ocon is well known. They had issues from karting itself and it continued on in junior formulas and even in F1. But their journey had a twist when they became…
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Ocon expands on why he joined Haas coming from works team
Esteban Ocon expands on signing with Haas after being sold on the F1 project by Ayao Komatsu, as he also adds on Mercedes snub. The news of Ocon joining Haas from 2025 F1 season onward did not surprise many when it was finally announced ahead of the Belgian GP weekend. Upon the announcement, the Frenchman…
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Pirelli completes another 2025 test with Alpine, Aston Martin at Spa
Pirelli Motorsport completed their latest F1 2025 tyre test with Alpine and Aston Martin at Spa-Francorchamps, as Stoffel Vandoorne gets his first chance. Day 1 – Pirelli’s tyre development programme for the 2025 season continues. There are two days of testing taking place this week at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, the work carried out with the…
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Ocon happy with points but expected more; Gasly had PU dramas
Esteban Ocon pleased to score in F1 Belgian GP even though he expected slightly more, but Pierre Gasly was frustrated after more troubles. Despite being one of the slowest cars on the grid and going through lots of changes, Alpine had another point scoring finish ahead of some faster rivals in F1 Belgian GP at…