However, speculation suggests either the team tired of the 28-year-old's selfish driving, or Ocon simply couldn't face another season with the Enstone-based team. It is also believed that Ocon passed on an offer from Kick Sauber team to race for Haas next year.

Speaking about Haas' new team boss Ayao Komatsu, Ocon explained: "Obviously I have a very long history with Ayao, who was my first race engineer in Formula 1, and he convinced me of his plan on where they want to head to."

Esteban Ocon has hinted that he's looking forward to putting his Alpine adventure behind him, as it has detracted from the (…)