‘Not how I wanted things to end’ - Esteban Ocon speaks out on Alpine exit
Esteban Ocon releases classy response fol🐈lo💦wing premature Alpine F1 exit.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Esteban Ocon has spoken out following his premature exit from the Alpine F1 team.
Alpine announced on Monday following the Qatar Grand Prix that Ocon would be replaced by 2025 rookie Jack Doohan for this weekend’s season-ending Abu D🌳habi Grand Prix.
Reports of a🎉 shock swap for the season finale first emerged after Sunday’s race in Qatar, before Alpine confirmed the speculation on Monday.
Ocon released a statement on Tuesday thanking his crew at Alp🐭ine and insisting an early exit was not how he “wanted🐷 things to end”.
“I would like to first and foremostꦉ thank the mechanics and engineers across all functions at t🐎he track, Enstone, and Viry-Châtillon who have raced alongside me these last five seasons,” Ocon wrote.
“We have shared so much together, and I am proud to call many of you my friends. I know how much all of those moments meant for everybody and feeling that sense of achievement and joy alongside the team is what I am taking away wi𓂃th me.
“It has not been an easy year on track for the team and the second par🌊t of the season has been especially difficult. For various reasons.
“I do not regret a singleꦑ thing knowing I gave it 100% every single session. Like I always have.
“To the hundreds of hard-working men and women at Enstone and Viry, I apologise that Iꦬ will not be able come see y🗹ou in person and have a proper farewell.
“As you know, the plan was always to race one last time this weekend and personallyও say goodbye to you all next week. I was looking forward to both of those things.
“This is not how I wanted things to end. That said, the world ꦿof F1 is small and I am sure I will se🔯e many of you again soon.
“I woul♔d also like to wish nothing but great things to ♏my friend Jack as he takes this next big step in his career at this week’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.”
Alpine is🌃sued a brief response to Ocon’s statement, which read: “Foreve🍒r engrained in the Team’s history. Thank you Esteban. Best of luck.”
The 28-year-🌳old French🎶man will join Haas next season and it has been reported the early termination frees him up to drive for the American outfit in the post-season test next week.
Alpine insist split ‘suits each other’
Speaking on Sunday, before the decision was formally confirmed, Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes suggested a split wo🌸uld be best for both parties.
However, Ocon has made it clear in his goodbye message that he fꦛeels ra✅ther differently.
“I think it comes from all sides really. I guess you could say it’s good to get Jack in early, I think you could say from Esteban’s side it🌠’s good to move on early,” Oakes explained.
“I th♎ink it suits everybody, so I think the discussion was quite natural really, and I think Esteban’s been a big part of this team as well and from both sides it suits eachꩲ other.
“I think really the bigger part is sort of ♒a natural evolution really of he’s moving on, does it suit both of us to do that just a bit earlier for the last round or not?
“From the😼 other side it’s also [that] you could look at it as it’s advantageous to get Jack in the team working with everybody and get those butterflies gone now rather than next year in Australia.”

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