Haas cut for good Esteban Ocon from his alignment of Formula 1 drivers, promoting Rafael Câmara's debut this weekend (6 to 8 November) at the São Paulo GP in Brazil. The pilot will compete full-time in 2027.
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04/11/2026
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End of the line for Esteban Ocon on Haas Formula One team. After being replaced at the last minute at the Mexico City GP, it has now been confirmed that you will not return to the squad by the team.
In his place in the GP of São Paulo (Brazil) will be the absolute debutante Rafael Câmara – which has already been announced as one of the Haas pilots for 2027. The event is already on the coming weekend (6 to 8 November).
The Brazilian 21-year-old is the current leader of the Formula 2 championship and has almost no previous experience of Formula 1 – his debut in a single place of the queen category took place in august, as part of the testing programme with models from previous years at the Algarve International Autodrome. He flew Haas from 2025.
Ayao Komatsu, chief of staff, said in a statement that Chamber impressed on that occasion and the team is aware of the capabilities of the young pilot – who joins Oliver Bearman in alignment. It should be noted that both are part of the Ferrari Driver Academy.
Esteban Ocon lost his place after a disagreement
For Esteban Ocon, it's the end of your journey in Haas which began in 2025. The circumstances are unclear. The French was replaced by Ryo Hirakawa after the first day of the Mexican City GP last weekend.
On social media, the pilot confirmed that there was a discussion due to different views, but denied the rumours from the press about the existence of physical violence. He also promised “more updates for the due time.”.
From Haas, in the statement issued this Tuesday, Ayao Komatsu said that the issue with Ocon “stays internal matter” and will be respected “the private nature of closed-door situations”.