Esteban Ocon has been formally terminated by Haas, with Rafael Câmara taking his seat for this weekend’s System 1 São Paulo Grand Prix.
Ocon’s quick future was already doubtful following Haas’ shock determination to drop the Frenchman forward of final weekend’s race in Mexico Metropolis, changed by Ryo Hirakawa.
Each staff and driver have stored quiet for the reason that incident, with little or no element popping out in regards to the specifics of what occurred on Friday final weekend.
Ocon’s prospects for returning regarded bleak, and Haas has now fornally confirmed the Frenchman has been dropped for the rest of 2026.
While Camara is confirmed for São Paulo, it isn’t but identified if he’ll race past Brazil.
Full assertion from Haas
November 3, 2026 – TGR Haas F1 Workforce can verify that Esteban Ocon will now not compete on its behalf within the 2026 FIA System 1 World Championship.
Rafael Câmara will now companion Ollie Bearman within the staff on the São Paulo Grand Prix – hosted on the Autódromo José Carlos Tempo, São Paulo, Brazil, 6-8 November 2026 – Spherical 20 of the 2026 FIA System 1 World Championship.
Câmara (21), the present FIA System 2 Drivers’ Championship points-leader, will make his System 1 debut on home-soil this 12 months having final month been introduced as one in all TGR Haas F1 Workforce’s full-time driver signings for the 2027 FIA System 1 World Championship.
A member of the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy since 2021, Câmara’s first on-track expertise with TGR Haas F1 Workforce got here by his participation in a Testing of Earlier Automobile (TPC) check in August, when he drove the staff’s VF-25 on the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão, Portugal.
Quote from Ayao Komatsu, Workforce Principal – TGR Haas F1 Workforce:
“We have now now notified Esteban Ocon that he is not going to return to a race seat with TGR Haas F1 Workforce this season. Such selections are by no means made flippantly, as was the case in Mexico Metropolis – however then, as now, we really feel that is firmly in one of the best curiosity of the staff transferring ahead. The conversations that finally unfolded between the staff and Esteban stay an inside matter, and we are going to proceed to respect the personal nature of closed-door conditions. Wanting forward, we’ve chosen Rafael Câmara to drive alongside Ollie Bearman on the São Paulo Grand Prix. Having excelled in his TPC outing in August, we all know Rafa’s capabilities and we’re trying ahead to welcoming him into the staff this weekend and dealing with him by his System 1 debut driving the VF-26 in Brazil.”