Haas driver EstebanOcon has said Formula 1 drivers can "forget everything that we've learned since go-karts" as they adapt to the sport's new cars under regulation changes for 2026 ... .
This is how Gene Haas introduced his new hire, EstebanOcon, ahead of the 2025 season ... Ocon raced it to fifth in the Chinese Grand Prix, though he inherited that position after both Ferraris were disqualified ... Esteban Ocon, Haas F1 Team.
“It was either snap with my left hand or sit out, so I was going to snap with my left hand,” Ocon says now, as if it was no big deal ... For Ocon, it really was that simple ... Ocon has a nasty scar on his finger but is back to snapping with his right.