Esteban Ocon has described himself as “positively a free agent” for the 2027 Components 1 season, confirming he’s in talks with different groups as his future at Haas is but to be determined.
The Frenchman’s future has been the topic of a lot dialogue for a big portion of the 2026 season, having been largely outperformed by teammate Oliver Bearman.
A lot of the summer season has seen the American squad linked with a bunch of different drivers, together with Ferrari-backed F2 driver, Rafael Camara and McLaren junior Leonardo Fornaroli.
Each males have lately participated in TPC exams, because the so-called F1 ‘foolish season’ continues to rumble on, with groups sewing-up its rosters for subsequent season.
Talking to media in Baku forward of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the Frenchman mentioned elements of his scenario have been past his management.
“In the mean time I’m positively a free agent for subsequent yr,” Ocon mentioned. “There are issues in dialogue which can be out of my management, there are specific matters which can be out of my management. So I’ll maintain pushing till the top of the yr and see the way it goes.”
Requested whether or not these discussions included different groups, he replied: “After all, yeah,” and when pressed on whether or not staying at Haas was nonetheless potential, he supplied solely: “Let’s see.”
Esteban Ocon: Inconsistencies have ‘price us’
Ocon joined Haas from Alpine in 2025 and has repeatedly argued that inconsistency between the group’s two vehicles, reasonably than driver efficiency, has held again his outcomes this season.
Requested whether or not that inconsistency was being pretty weighed within the group’s choice, Ocon mentioned the difficulty had “price us quite a bit this season” however that the group was not hiding from it.
“Does it matter, actually? No, I imply, we’re all clearly unhappy, , that that is taking place. And this has occurred,” he mentioned.
“I’d say it has price us, , quite a bit this season. However it’s good that we’re on the identical web page. We’re not hiding from it.
“And that’s solely going to get us to a greater place later this yr, as a result of we’re all working to repair it when it occurs. In order that’s good.”
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