Formula 1 Testing in Abu Dhabi - Source: Getty
After seeming to question Esteban Ocon's professionalism, the Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes has rolled out the red carpet to give the French driver a farewell with the team. In one of the strangest departures from an F1 team, Ocon was dropped by the French brand just one race before the end of the season.
Ocon had been a part of the team since 2020 and had seen multiple leadership changes at the top of the ladder and endured through that. The driver had already signed a contract to drive for Haas in 2025, and the race in Abu Dhabi was anyway going to be his last. The driver had been an integral part of the team, coming close to winning the race in Brazil a couple of races before Adu Dhabi, finishing second behind Max Verstappen.
