Aston Martin complained that all the multiple occurrences of “exceeding track limits” – and penalties that may come with them – at yesterday’s 2023 Austrian Grand Prix had not been applied and the FiA [Formula 1’s governing body] agreed and that resulted in demotions for Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, Jr. – who dropped from fourth place […]
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix which alternated between a dry snoozefest and a wet snoozefest at the notoriously poor overtaking circuit. Verstappen easily coasted home to a victory by a comfortable margin over second-place finisher Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin while the third and final podium place was a somewhat […]
Alpine was fastest in the second practice session today ahead of the sprint race qualifier later in the day for tomorrow’s 2022 Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Esteban Ocon did the honors. 2022 Sao Paulo Grand Prix – Top 10 Second Practice Session 1] Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:14.604 2] Sergio Perez Red Bull 1:14.788 3] George […]
Alpine’s Esteban Ocon won his first Formula One race, taking the victory in the chaotic 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix over Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel in second and Mercedes’ seven-time defending Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton in the third and final podium position. Hamilton and his Mercedes teammate, Valtteri Bottas occupied the front row, with […]
The Alpine Formula One team has signed up Esteban Ocon to three more years. The 24-year-old Ocon joined Renault [since renamed Alpine] in 2020, after a two-year stint with Force India [since renamed Racing Point and, now, Aston Martin]. The Frenchman has 73 F1 race starts but no wins and only one podium finish -a […]
Alpine – the team formerly known as Renault – has launched their 2021 car for the Formula One season with Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon behind the wheels of the cars…
Racing Point’s Sergio Perez came back from a first lap crash to win the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix comfortably over Renault’s Esteban Ocon in second and Perez’s Racing Point teammate, Lance Stroll in third. It was the first-ever Formula One victory for Perez. Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas and George Russell – sitting in for Covid-19-stricken Lewis […]
Renault announced that they have ditched Nico Hulkenberg and snatched Mercedes reserve driver Esteban Ocon for the 2020 Formula One racing season. Before becoming Mercedes’ reserve driver this season, Ocon had been a reserve driver for Renault in 2016 and drove for Force India in 2018 before that team was taken over by Canadian billionaire […]
The 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix is in the books and what looked like it was going to be a victory for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen turned instead into another win for the 2018 F1 world champion, Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes. Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen claimed the third and final podium position. Hamilton sat on pole for […]
Manor driver Esteban Ocon will move over to the Force India team for the 2017 Formula One racing season. Ocon – who was a mid-season replacement for Rio Haryanto – has not scored a single point in the 2016 season and currently sits in a last-place tie in the driver standings.