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The end of last season was tense between Alpine and Esteban Ocon. It must be said that the French team had decided to part ways with him with a view to 2025 and the French driver quickly saw that coming. Indeed, Ocon, who signed with Haas, spoke with several teams, including Williams. It’s actually the GPS on your Alpine that says so!
In difficulty at Alpine this season, Esteban Ocon was not retained by the French team which is therefore banking on Pierre Gasly et Jack Doohan for 2025, with Franco Colapinto in the shadows. A situation that the French pilot had seen coming since well before reaching an agreement with Haas for next season, Esteban Ocon had notably discussed with Williamswhich will ultimately rely on Carlos Sainz. Besides, Alpine knew directly that his pilot was chatting with another team… because of his GPS.
Ocon trahi par… they are GPS!
Indeed, Marcin Budkowskiancien team principal d’Alpinetells how Esteban Ocon was betrayed by the GPS of his company car, a Alpine A110. « He was at Enstone before the Silverstone race and when he is there he drives an Alpine which was loaned to him as a company car. But these cars are equipped with trackers and GPS. So it turned out that his Alpine car had been parked in the Williams car park for five hours during Esteban's stay in Britain, and that's how everyone at Alpine found out that Esteban had been there half a day », he blurted out to Viaplay Pologne.
Vowles confirms having spoken with Ocon
Invited to comment on this anecdote, James Vowlesthe boss of the stable Williamsalso confirms having seen Esteban Ocon with a view to future collaboration. “ Esteban did indeed come. Not really to make a seat, more to assess his chances for 2025 and 2026. We wanted to see if he fit in the car, because even if Alex Albon is quite tall, we had to make sure his dimensions matched. Ocon was definitely considered for 2025 by Williams. But at a certain point, it became clear that our paths might not cross. It's a shame because I think it could have worked. Our respective agendas were simply not aligned. », he confided toAutosport. Eventually, Williams engaged Carlos Sainz whileEsteban Ocon signed with Haas. But the French pilot was almost betrayed by his GPS.
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