News about Esteban Ocon

Lewis Hamilton will start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from the pit lane after Mercedes fitted a new engine ahead of the race. The seven-time world champion qualified seventh on Saturday but the FIA confirmed that Hamilton has been given his fifth engine of the season - exceeding the allotted four. Mercedes have also made changes to the suspension of Hamilton's car and he will be joined in the pit lane by Alpine's Esteban Ocon, who has also been given a new engine.

YouTube superstars Dude Perfect have dipped their toes into the glitzy world of Formula One for the first time, filming an action-packed video involving all 20 drivers at this year's Australian Grand Prix. The group, who first met as college roommates at Texas A&M 15 years ago and have since garnered a remarkable 60 million YouTube followers, teamed up with F1 in Melbourne for their first taste of America's fastest growing sport. In the episode, the social media sensations go head-to-head with Alpine drivers Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, talk pancakes with Carlos Sainz - and try to high-five every driver on raceday as part of their popular 'Betcha' segment.

HENRY CLARK IN SPA: Oliver Bearman's team-mate for his debut season in Formula One will be Esteban Ocon after the French driver announced he was joining Haas for the 2025 season. Ocon, 27, announced his decision ahead of this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix after confirming he was leaving Alpine at the end of the season last month. He will join forces with 19-year-old Bearman, who will become the fourth Brit on the grid next season, in an all-new driver lineup for the US-based outfit in 2025.

Esteban Ocon is leaving Alpine at the end of the 2024 Formula 1 season, the team have confirmed. The Frenchman's future on the grid is now in serious doubt, and news of his exit comes just days after team boss Bruno Famin threatened 'consequences' in the wake of his crash with teammate Pierre Gasly in Monaco. Ocon, 27, has been in F1 since 2016, but now faces a fight to keep his place in the sport, and his performances so far this season have done little to help his cause.

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Esteban Ocon (pictured left with girlfriend Flavy Barla and right during his time with Mercedes) has spoken out about why he burst in tears in the Australian Grand Prix in 2019, when he had perhaps his worst season in the sport yet.

On Thursday evening, the second practice session at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was postponed due to loosening drain covers. Formula One has flown to Saudi Arabia after the first week of the 2024 season in Bahrain last week, but they have already ran into a slew of issues early in the season. After going through the first practice session with no worries, the second session was called off due to loose drain covers.

Following a turbulent 2023 season, excited Formula One fans are already planning their calendars and wishing the 90 days before the Bahrain Grand Prix next year - and the start of the 2024 calendar - will fly by quickly. Max Verstappen win his record-tying 15th race in 2023 months after being crowned for the third time in a row on Sunday in Abu Dhabi. But when the dust settled after the 23rd and final grand prix, exhausted drivers and their designers must have feared that the season would not come soon enough, and they waved goodbye to their teams, enjoyed a final group dinner, and scattered for some much-needed rest and relaxation.

More than £1.3 billion has been invested into the Las Vegas GP, bringing the sport back to Sin City for the first time since the Caesars Palace Grand Prix was held there in 1981 and 1982. However, the VIP tour has already been dogged by a slew of issues, with followers, Las Vegas residents, and even drivers complaining of high costs, TikTok's Casinocompwallet posted a video of their poor view of the street circuit from the VIP area, which they said cost $6000 to enter. 'This is the racetrack for the f1 from the VIP suite, you're behind the Heineken House in Las Vegas, the race is less than a minute, so let's take a look at the track view from up here.' The'spectacular' was really impressive.'

Following a loose drain cover, Formula One fans saw only eight minutes of practice for the Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend. The first practice session of F1's first Sin City race in 41 years was postponed after just eight minutes when a loosening drain cap caused serious injury to Esteban Ocon's Alpine and Carlos Sainz's Ferrari. After the drain cover was filled in by staff to quickly get the show back on track, Grand Prix organisers were able to get the second practice session started at 2:30 a.m. local time, two-and-a-half hours later than planned.

On account of its location in one of the world's most popular entertainment destinations, the glitziest event of the calendar is a magnate to actors from around the sporting and showbiz world. When speaking during the incident-filled Friday schedule, Winter, 30, came face-to-face with this reality, and she didn't appear too sympathetic to the hit American trio. On air on F1 TV, she could be seen struggling to continue the segment with the ominous blue figures lurking behind. On several occasions, winter was attempting to persist before bursting into tumultuous laughter.

Fans have blasted F1 for the Las Vegas Grand Prix's farcical scenes, which culminated in the cancellation of the first practice session due to a loose manhole cover. Formula One's return to the city for the first time since 1982 collapsed into chaos after only eight minutes due to a broken drain cover that had damaged the cars of drivers Carlos Sainz and Esteban Ocon.' They said that F1, FIA, and local engineers were investigating the issue.

A Grand Prix on the Las Vegas Strip has been in existence for 40 years, but Formula One's biggest bet is about to become a reality this weekend. The world's best celebrities are due to descend on Nevada's legendary strip for what is billed as the most spectacular show the sport has ever seen. Last night, the event, which might have resulted in $1-1.3 billion, was put into chaos after the first practice run was called off after eight minutes due to a loose drain cover on the track.

After the first session was called off after just eight minutes, Ferrari chief Fred Vasseur says the drain cover that has placed Carlos Sainz's place in second practice under threat is 'unacceptable' in Formula One. Las Vegas has been waiting for a race on the F1 circuit for more than 40 years, but the first practice session was called off abruptly after a spectacular opening ceremony full of sparkle and glamour. On the street circuit, Spanish driver Sainz's SF-23 was put out of action after going through a loose drain cap, causing significant damage to his car's underside.

Fernando Alonso was given a huge award for his quick-thinking to barely prevent a loose drain cover at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which caused a lot of commotion and culminated in the first session being cancelled. Esteban Ocon and Carlos Sainz's cars were already damaged in a horrific start to Formula One's glitziest weekend, ahead of the first race in Sin City in 41 years. After just eight minutes, Sainz's Ferrari whizzed past the area in question, and sparks began flying from his left rear tyre, the practice session was called off. The Alpine peaks in Ocon were also affected by the change.

As second session of the Las Vegas Grand Prix was postponed into the evening, Formula One pilots and teams were compelled to remain occupied. After a loosening drain cover caused the first session to be called off for the first time in 41 years, the return of F1 to Sin City has been a nightmare. Esteban Ocon and Carlos Sainz's cars are already damaged by the defect.

After a loose drain cover had caused first practice to be called off just eight minutes in, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff took on opponents of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. After Esteban Ocon's Alpine and then Carlos Sainz's Ferrari sustained significant damage after running over the damaged portion of the track, racing did not resume, and a red flag was thrown by the race director. Fans booed F1 for an embarrassing night in Sin City, and many dissatisfied voices slammed the F1 for an embarrassing night, but Wolff was too drained to pay attention to disparaging claims on the set-up in Vegas.

Here's a moment sparks from Carlos Sainz' Ferrari car, resulting in the cancellation of the first session at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. For the first time since 1982, Formula One was back racing in Sin City, this time on an all-new circuit. A red flag was waved just eight minutes into the game as Sainz's Ferrari and Esteban Ocon, as well as Alpine's Esteban Ocon, sustained injury due to a loose drain cover. A fiery plume of fire appears underneath Sainz's car as he was soon lost amid the sparks before returning to the garage.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN LAS VEGAS: Formula One's journey into America began early, with a virtual wipe-out of the first practice session due to drain covers causing a lot of chaos. There is no guarantee that any more action will be held tonight. The much-anticipated start to the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend, the most hyped event the sport has seen, came to an end with only eight minutes of running. Carlos Sainz's Ferrari was kicked out after reportedly striking a drain.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN AUSTIN: Lewis Hamilton has warned his coworkers not to 'go soft', reminding them that Formula One is a 'extreme sport' for the 'elite'. After many coworkers complained of physical difficulties in Qatar a fortnight ago, when cockpit temperatures reached an extremely hot 50 degrees, the seven-time world champion spoke out. Esteban Ocon threw up his helmet, Alex Albon was treated for heat exhaustion, Lance Stroll was ill, and Logan Sargeant retired due to sickness. George Russell, Hamilton's Mercedes coworker who was hazy, called the circumstances 'beyond acceptable.'

Last weekend, the Qatar Grand Prix brought the 20 drivers on the Formula One grid 'beyond their limits,' with a scorching track temperature and high humidity affecting more than half of those who participated. Lance Stroll faded in and out of consciousness, Esteban Ocon vomited inside his own helmet, Fernando Alonso complained about being burned in his seat, Alex Albon had to go to the medical center for acute heat exposure, and a sick Logan Sargeant was forced to leave early. The searing temperatures weren't helped given that the Losail International Circuit is one of the most physically demanding on the calendar, and that FIA limited tyre stints to just 18 laps for safety reasons meant drivers were always pushing during the race.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN DOHA: According to George Russell, the sweltering Qatar Grand Prix went'beyond the limit of what is acceptable, bringing up the question of what can be expected from modern Formula One drivers. Cockpit heat hit 50 degrees in stifling humidity, with no response during the 1hr 28min of Sunday's race at the Lusail International Circuit, 18 miles north of Doha. Alex Albon, a London-born man, was treated for acute heat exposure at the track medical center, but his rookie Williams teammate Logan Sargeant died due to illness.

Formula One went'beyond the limit of what is acceptable' by staging a Qatar Grand Prix that Lando Norris describes as 'too risky.' Lance Stroll, a Canadian driver, said he faded into and out of consciousness during Sunday's 57-lap Lusail run on Sunday, and he was also seen stumbling toward an ambulance moments after he emerged from his Aston Martin. Alex Albon, a London-born driver, was treated for acute heat exposure at the on-track medical center, while rookie Williams teammate Logan Sargeant was forced to park his vehicle due to illness. Esteban Ocon, the French driver of Alpine, also vomited during the race.

Following humid evening temperatures that had caused them to dehydration or heat exhaustion along the Lusail circuit, a number of drivers complained of sickness. Some people needed attention and devoted themselves to the medical center post-race, with the farcical spectacle being branded as 'beyond the limit' and 'too extreme'. Esteban Ocon of Mont Blanc admitted to vomping in his helmet on lap 15, but the race was still on and off despite the weather dropping above 40 degrees. Logan Sargeant, a Williams driver, was forced to leave due to the constant weather, and he was seen clambering out of his vehicle unsteadily.