{"id":22055,"date":"2024-07-16T05:06:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T09:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=22055"},"modified":"2024-07-16T05:09:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T09:09:55","slug":"esteban-ocon-set-to-join-haas-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/07\/16\/esteban-ocon-set-to-join-haas-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Esteban Ocon set to join Haas in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Contract negotiations have been ongoing between Esteban Ocon and Haas F1 Team for weeks. Talks accelerated after Ocon’s Alpine departure was officially announced, with the 27-year-old searching for alternatives. An agreement is now understood to have been reached between Ocon and Haas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Esteban Ocon has spent 2024 exploring the market<\/strong><\/h2>\n

After his relationship with Alpine deteriorated, it became imperative for Ocon to secure a contract for next season.<\/p>\n

Of course, the Frenchman was already gauging interest from other teams prior to cutting ties with Alpine.<\/p>\n

Before the season began, Ocon made clear at Alpine’s pre-season launch that his links to Mercedes remain intact. He was beginning to posture himself to be an active player in this year’s “silly season”<\/a> merry-go-round.<\/p>\n

Whilst Ocon was never a front-runner to join Mercedes, his comments were still significant.<\/p>\n

His early-year statements demonstrated a willingness to look at alternatives<\/strong> to Alpine, a team whose trajectory leaves little to be desired.<\/p>\n

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Haas the logical next step<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A few teams have shown interest in the Grand Prix winner’s services this year. Among them are Williams<\/a> and Sauber<\/a>, who both reportedly held preliminary talks with him.<\/p>\n

However, other drivers are slightly higher on the priority list for these teams.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ocon has been the favourite to sign a contract with Haas for some time. An announcement confirming a multi-year deal is expected in the near future.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not only does Haas offer Ocon a chance to stay in Formula 1, but they can also provide a competitive car for at least the next eighteen months.<\/p>\n

His progress will also be closely followed by Ferrari<\/a>, who will be eager to observe Bearman’s performance<\/a> relative to the Frenchman.<\/p>\n

Kevin Magnussen<\/a>, who is currently driving for Ayao Komatsu’s team, was also under consideration to earn an extension.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for the Dane, the American squad looks to have committed to an all-new driver partnership<\/strong> for next year’s campaign.<\/p>\n

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Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Team, and Ayao Komatsu (Photo by Zak Mauger \/ LAT Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Magnussen to lose his seat<\/strong><\/h3>\n

After an extensive career in Formula 1, consisting of seven seasons with Haas, Magnussen’s chances of continuing with the team seem to have dissipated.<\/p>\n

Despite contributing impressively to the team over an extended period, Esteban Ocon is seen as a better option moving forward<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Frenchman is a few years younger than the Dane and is perceived as the faster driver to some in the paddock.<\/p>\n

Perhaps more significantly, the former McLaren driver’s<\/a> reputation for being relatively inconsistent wouldn’t have helped his cause.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old’s deficit to Nico Hulkenberg has likely been too big to make a convincing case<\/strong> to Ayao Komatsu and Gene Haas.<\/p>\n

Returning to Ocon, joining Haas is a solid short-term option. There is every reason for the US suadd to outperform Alpine for the next eighteen months.<\/p>\n

However, if Ocon aspires to drive for a front-running team, he must make a big impression at Haas in the next few years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Contract negotiations have been ongoing between Esteban Ocon and Haas F1 Team for weeks. Talks accelerated after Ocon’s Alpine departure was officially announced, with the 27-year-old searching for alternatives. An agreement is now understood to have been reached between Ocon and Haas. Esteban Ocon has spent 2024 exploring the market After his relationship with Alpine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4927,"featured_media":19713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[2220,20,68,346],"class_list":["post-22055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-formula-1","category-news","tag-2024-formula-1-season","tag-esteban-ocon","tag-f1","tag-haas"],"modified_by":"Jaden Diaz-Ndisang","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4927"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}