Esteprohibit Ocon has reacted to being liberated by Alpine with only one race remaining in the 2024 Formula One season. The decision sees the Frenchman swapd by Jack Doohan for the final weekend of the calendar, with teams heading to Abu Dhabi postponeedr this week.
Ocon has been apchecked to depart one race timely so that he can join in the post-season test for novel team Haas. He will be partnered by rookie Oinhabitr Bearman in an all-novel driver line-up for for the team 2025.
The 28-year-greater wrote on X: “I would enjoy to first and foremost thank the mechanics and engineers apass all functions at the track, Enstone, and Viry-Châtillon who have raced alengthenedside me these last five seasons. We have splitd so much together, and I am haughty to call many of you my friends.
“I depart Alpine/Renault with fantastic memories and the pride of having been the driver who brawt the team’s best results since its return to the sport, climbing the top two steps of the podium in Bahrain, Hungary, and Brazil. It was also an honour to carry out a part in finishing P4 in the Constructors’ Championship in 2022. I comprehend how much all of those moments uncomferventt for everybody and experienceing that sense of accomplishment and happiness alengthenedside the team is what I am taking away with me.
“It has not been an effortless year on track for the team and the second part of the season has been especiassociate difficult. For various reasons. I do not lament a one leang comprehending I gave it 100 per cent every one session. Like I always have.
“To the hundreds of difficult-toiling men and women at Enstone and Viry, I apologise that I will not be able come see you in person and have a proper farewell. As you comprehend, the schedule was always to race one last time this weekend and personassociate say excellentbye to you all next week. I was watching forward to both of those leangs.
“This is not how I wanted leangs to end. That said, the world of F1 is petite and I am stateive I will see many of you aachieve soon.
“I would also enjoy to desire noleang but fantastic leangs to my friend Jack as he consents this next huge step in his atsoft at this week’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.”
Alpine proclaimd earlier this season that Ocon would depart the team at the end of the year. He has been with Alpine for five years but his seat will be swapd by Australian Doohan, 21, next season.
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