Esteban Ocon and Alpine F1 Team delighted to combine forces until 2024

Alpine F1 Team is pleased to confirm Esteban Oconwill continue with the team beyond the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championshipseason as part of a three-year agreement.

The 24-year-old joined the team ahead of the 2020 campaign, havingalready spent two full years racing in Formula 1. Prior to that, Esteban wasalready a well-known member of the Enstone-Viry family during his time as aLotus Junior Driver and, later, as Renault’s Reserve Driver during the 2016Formula 1 season.

He made his race debut in Formula 1 midway through the 2016 season withManor before moving to Force India for 2017 and 2018. Esteban has 73 Grand Prixstarts to his name, scoring 210 points in that time.

Since returning to the team as a full-time Race Driver, Esteban recordedhis best finish to date in Formula 1 in the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix afterclaiming a sensational second place; his first podium in the sport.

His bright run of form carried over into 2021with Alpine with four consecutive points-scoring finishes between Imola andMonaco, and a string of impressive one-lap displays in qualifying, most notablyin Portugal and Spain.

Esteban’s contract extension highlights theteam’s belief in the Frenchman as a star of the sport and its commitment to itslong-term goal of World Championship success.

Alpine F1 Team is now focused on continuing itsprogress this season with Esteban and team-mate Fernando Alonso and preparingfor the exciting challenge of the 2022 regulations

LaurentRossi, CEO, Alpine Cars: “We arevery proud to retain Esteban as part of the Alpine family. Since returning to the team in 2020, Esteban has grown inconfidence and stature to deliver consistently good results and help developthe car with the team. Despite his young age, he is very experienced in Formula1 and he’s on a positive trajectory in both his maturity and ability behind thewheel. He is a strong asset for us now, and also going forward as we meet thechallenge of the new regulations. We have every confidence in Esteban to helpdrive the team and the brand to the next level and meet its long-termobjectives. Esteban is an asset for us beyond F1 as he is deeply involved inthe Alpine global project. Thanks to his personality and values, Esteban isnaturally a perfect ambassador of Alpine. For now, we look forward tocontinuing the 2021 campaign at our home Grand Prix in France and doing thebest possible job at every remaining race weekend.”

EstebanOcon, Alpine F1 Team Race Driver: “I’m delighted to continue with the team beyond this year and it’s afantastic feeling to secure my future with Alpine. We’ve been progressing welltogether since I joined the team and I aim to continue that journey goingforward. There are great challenges ahead of us, especially with the newregulations in 2022. I’m sure we can hit our targets by working hard togetherand continuing the story. I often think back to the Sakhir Grand Prix last yearwith the podium, and it motivates me to create more special memories like that.I’m really looking forward to the next chapter but, for now, we’re very muchfocused on this season and taking each race as it comes.”