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Alpine used Haas post-season test as leverage against Ocon
© XPB Phillip van Osten
05/12/2024 at 10:5305/12/2024 at 10:43 Esteban Ocon was convinced to relinquish his seat with Alpine for F1’s season finale in Abu Dhabi by Flavio Briatore who threatened to block his participation in Haas's crucial post-season test if he refused to step aside. Ocon has ceded his seat for this weekend’s round of racing at Yas Marina to Jack Doohan who will be part of Alpine’s lineup in 2025 along with incumbent Pierre Gasly. On Tuesday, Ocon took to social media to express his disappointment, acknowledging that “this is not how I wanted things to end.” He also shared images of a specially designed farewell helmet he had planned to wear for what...
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