{"id":2187033,"date":"2026-10-08T12:08:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T09:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2187033"},"modified":"2026-10-08T12:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T09:08:23","slug":"esteban-ocons-most-likely-2027-destination-after-f1-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2187033","title":{"rendered":"Esteban Ocon\u2019s most likely 2027 destination after F1 exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442638_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Esteban Ocon\u2019s most likely 2027 destination after F1 exit<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>What next for Esteban Ocon as he looks to remain in F1 after losing his Haas seat?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Larkam <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-10-08T13:08:23+01:00\">08 Oct 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442638_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442638_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442638_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442638_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442638_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442638_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442638_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442638_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442638_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Esteban Ocon says he will not race outside of F1 next year<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<aside>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div>  Prefer Crash.Net on Google <\/div>\n<div> See our stories more often<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button\">  Add <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Esteban Ocon has ruled out racing in another category if he fails to secure a Formula 1 seat for 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old Frenchman is fighting to save his F1 career after Haas announced Ocon will exit the team at the end of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ocon has made it abundantly clear he is only interested in racing in F1, but the only team with unconfirmed seats for 2027 outside of Haas is Red Bull\u2019s sister team Racing Bulls.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Given the obvious links to Red Bull and the team\u2019s tendency to run younger drivers from its own talent pool, it appears Ocon is destined for at least one year on the F1 sidelines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Ocon will exit Haas at the end of F1 2026<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Asked where he would like to be if he is unable to continue his F1 journey next year, Ocon was resounding in his response, replying: \u201cFormula 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s where I deserve to be. If I look at the results and what I\u2019ve shown in Formula 1, I deserve to be in Formula 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, there are other categories which are fantastic as well. But I want to be racing in Formula 1, in the next five, seven years. That\u2019s what I want to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I will keep pushing to be that position. In the near future, that\u2019s the only thing I\u2019m looking at so far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When pressed on whether he would accept a reserve, or third driver role with an F1 team, he replied: \u201cYes. If there are no possibilities to race next year, that\u2019s what I will do.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still working on it, still discussing. When I have more news I will announce something definitely, but at the moment, full focus is on this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is there still hope for Esteban Ocon in F1?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This feels like deja vu for Ocon, who finds himself facing a very similar situation to in 2019, when he was left without a full-time seat after Force India was taken over by Lawrence Stroll and rebranded to Racing Point. Lance Stroll was brought in to replace Ocon, unfairly leaving him with no drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With no racing seat for the 2019 season, Ocon served as the official reserve and third driver for Mercedes, before securing a comeback with Renault in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite being outperformed by team-mate Ollie Bearman since joining Haas at the start of last year, Ocon, who won the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix for Alpine, still has plenty to offer and clearly feels he has unfinished business in F1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So where could he end up? The most obvious landing spot would be to remain at Haas in a reserve role, but bridges may have been burned in the way Ocon\u2019s full-time exit has been handled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-41c4b881f740b49e944e567f7bc92a064b27b09ddbc078b6a4f8e7a587c1c1a5\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ollie Bearman slams Haas for \u2018totally screwed\u2019 Bahrain GP strategy<\/li>\n<li>Ollie Bearman drops major hint about his next Haas F1 team-mate <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ocon disagrees with Haas\u2019 decision and there is no obvious route back into the team, who is expected to sign Ferrari junior and current Formula 2 championship leader Rafael Camara.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Ocon could return to his Mercedes roots<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another option could be for Ocon to return to the Mercedes family, where he has close ties to both the factory team, as well as its customer Alpine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes\u2019 customers also get the benefit of calling upon the Silver Arrows\u2019 reserve drivers if required, which would open up more potential avenues for Ocon at McLaren, Alpine and Williams.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fred Vesti currently acts as Mercedes\u2019 reserve but having Ocon as an additional back-up for Andrea Kimi Antonelli and George Russell would only strengthen the German manufacturer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ocon could also look to the likes of Audi and Cadillac. Both teams have their respective driver line-ups locked in place for 2027, but openings could emerge for 2028, potentially handing Ocon a reprieve.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Sign up for the Crash F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Your information will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-field-keywords block-layout-builder\">\n<h2>Tags:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">F1<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Esteban Ocon<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Haas<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3> Previous <span>Article<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_plain\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Lando Norris hopeful McLaren has found fix for mystery F1 car speed loss <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item next\">\n<h3> Next <span>Article<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_plain\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Lewis Hamilton hits back at Ferrari critics after strategy blunder: \u201cMcLaren made the same mistake\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-block block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<div class=\"author-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-5f8ae36f27f2885634e1bb1d117aa9eac8d9e3dc3b1545250e257ecc960ec8b9\">\n<div class=\"card user default\">\n<div class=\"image\"> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=270&amp;format=webp 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=180&amp;format=webp 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Lewis Larkam<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">F1 Editor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Lewis regularly attends Grands Prix for Crash.net around the world. 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270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_2387_hires.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_2387_hires.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>What next for Esteban Ocon as he looks to remain in F1 after losing his Haas seat?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Esteban Ocon has ruled out racing in another category if he fails to secure a Formula 1 seat for 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old Frenchman is fighting to save his F1 career after Haas announced Ocon will exit the team at the end of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ocon has made it abundantly clear he is only interested in racing in F1, but the only team with unconfirmed seats for 2027 outside of Haas is Red Bull\u2019s sister team Racing Bulls.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Given the obvious links to Red Bull and the team\u2019s tendency to run younger drivers from its own talent pool, it appears Ocon is destined for at least one year on the F1 sidelines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Ocon will exit Haas at the end of F1 2026<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Asked where he would like to be if he is unable to continue his F1 journey next year, Ocon was resounding in his response, replying: \u201cFormula 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s where I deserve to be. If I look at the results and what I\u2019ve shown in Formula 1, I deserve to be in Formula 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, there are other categories which are fantastic as well. But I want to be racing in Formula 1, in the next five, seven years. That\u2019s what I want to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I will keep pushing to be that position. In the near future, that\u2019s the only thing I\u2019m looking at so far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When pressed on whether he would accept a reserve, or third driver role with an F1 team, he replied: \u201cYes. If there are no possibilities to race next year, that\u2019s what I will do.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still working on it, still discussing. When I have more news I will announce something definitely, but at the moment, full focus is on this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is there still hope for Esteban Ocon in F1?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This feels like deja vu for Ocon, who finds himself facing a very similar situation to in 2019, when he was left without a full-time seat after Force India was taken over by Lawrence Stroll and rebranded to Racing Point. Lance Stroll was brought in to replace Ocon, unfairly leaving him with no drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With no racing seat for the 2019 season, Ocon served as the official reserve and third driver for Mercedes, before securing a comeback with Renault in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite being outperformed by team-mate Ollie Bearman since joining Haas at the start of last year, Ocon, who won the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix for Alpine, still has plenty to offer and clearly feels he has unfinished business in F1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So where could he end up? The most obvious landing spot would be to remain at Haas in a reserve role, but bridges may have been burned in the way Ocon\u2019s full-time exit has been handled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-41c4b881f740b49e944e567f7bc92a064b27b09ddbc078b6a4f8e7a587c1c1a5\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ollie Bearman slams Haas for \u2018totally screwed\u2019 Bahrain GP strategy<\/li>\n<li>Ollie Bearman drops major hint about his next Haas F1 team-mate <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ocon disagrees with Haas\u2019 decision and there is no obvious route back into the team, who is expected to sign Ferrari junior and current Formula 2 championship leader Rafael Camara.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Ocon could return to his Mercedes roots<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another option could be for Ocon to return to the Mercedes family, where he has close ties to both the factory team, as well as its customer Alpine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes\u2019 customers also get the benefit of calling upon the Silver Arrows\u2019 reserve drivers if required, which would open up more potential avenues for Ocon at McLaren, Alpine and Williams.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fred Vesti currently acts as Mercedes\u2019 reserve but having Ocon as an additional back-up for Andrea Kimi Antonelli and George Russell would only strengthen the German manufacturer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ocon could also look to the likes of Audi and Cadillac. Both teams have their respective driver line-ups locked in place for 2027, but openings could emerge for 2028, potentially handing Ocon a reprieve.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Sign up for the Crash F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Your information will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Esteban Ocon has ruled out racing in another category if he fails to secure a Formula 1 seat for 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old Frenchman is fighting to save his F1 career after Haas announced Ocon will exit the team at the end of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ocon has made it abundantly clear he is only interested in racing in F1, but the only team with unconfirmed seats for 2027 outside of Haas is Red Bull\u2019s sister team Racing Bulls.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Given the obvious links to Red Bull and the team\u2019s tendency to run younger drivers from its own talent pool, it appears Ocon is destined for at least one year on the F1 sidelines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442235_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Ocon will exit Haas at the end of F1 2026<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Asked where he would like to be if he is unable to continue his F1 journey next year, Ocon was resounding in his response, replying: \u201cFormula 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s where I deserve to be. If I look at the results and what I\u2019ve shown in Formula 1, I deserve to be in Formula 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, there are other categories which are fantastic as well. But I want to be racing in Formula 1, in the next five, seven years. That\u2019s what I want to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I will keep pushing to be that position. In the near future, that\u2019s the only thing I\u2019m looking at so far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When pressed on whether he would accept a reserve, or third driver role with an F1 team, he replied: \u201cYes. If there are no possibilities to race next year, that\u2019s what I will do.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still working on it, still discussing. When I have more news I will announce something definitely, but at the moment, full focus is on this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is there still hope for Esteban Ocon in F1?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This feels like deja vu for Ocon, who finds himself facing a very similar situation to in 2019, when he was left without a full-time seat after Force India was taken over by Lawrence Stroll and rebranded to Racing Point. Lance Stroll was brought in to replace Ocon, unfairly leaving him with no drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With no racing seat for the 2019 season, Ocon served as the official reserve and third driver for Mercedes, before securing a comeback with Renault in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite being outperformed by team-mate Ollie Bearman since joining Haas at the start of last year, Ocon, who won the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix for Alpine, still has plenty to offer and clearly feels he has unfinished business in F1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So where could he end up? The most obvious landing spot would be to remain at Haas in a reserve role, but bridges may have been burned in the way Ocon\u2019s full-time exit has been handled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-41c4b881f740b49e944e567f7bc92a064b27b09ddbc078b6a4f8e7a587c1c1a5\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ollie Bearman slams Haas for \u2018totally screwed\u2019 Bahrain GP strategy<\/li>\n<li>Ollie Bearman drops major hint about his next Haas F1 team-mate <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ocon disagrees with Haas\u2019 decision and there is no obvious route back into the team, who is expected to sign Ferrari junior and current Formula 2 championship leader Rafael Camara.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1001491_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Ocon could return to his Mercedes roots<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another option could be for Ocon to return to the Mercedes family, where he has close ties to both the factory team, as well as its customer Alpine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes\u2019 customers also get the benefit of calling upon the Silver Arrows\u2019 reserve drivers if required, which would open up more potential avenues for Ocon at McLaren, Alpine and Williams.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fred Vesti currently acts as Mercedes\u2019 reserve but having Ocon as an additional back-up for Andrea Kimi Antonelli and George Russell would only strengthen the German manufacturer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ocon could also look to the likes of Audi and Cadillac. Both teams have their respective driver line-ups locked in place for 2027, but openings could emerge for 2028, potentially handing Ocon a reprieve.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Sign up for the Crash F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Your information will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/f1\/news\/1106620\/1\/esteban-ocons-most-likely-2027-destination-after-f1-exit&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/xpb_1442638_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] Esteban Ocon\u2019s most likely 2027 destination after F1 exit What next for Esteban Ocon as he looks to remain in F1 after losing his Haas seat? 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