The announcement that Ocon will be out of his seat comes a week after the Frenchman caused a collision with his team-mate Pierre Gasly during the first lap of the Monaco Grand Prix. Alpine’s team principal Bruno Famin warned “there would be consequences”,

Esteban Ocon is leaving Alpine at the end of the season after a troubled start to the year in Formula 1 for him and the French-owned team.

Esteban Ocon is to leave Alpine at the end of the year after five seasons with the French team. The move comes in the wake of Ocon angering team principal Bruno Famin by crashing with team-mate Pierre Gasly on the first lap of the Monaco Grand Prix.

Ocon drew the ire of Alpine management at the Monaco GP when his attempt to overtake team-mate Pierre Gasly resulted in a racing-ending collision.

Formula One driver Esteban Ocon and constructor Alpine have agreed to part ways at the end of the 2024 season, the French constructor announced Monday in a statement. Ocon added that "news would be announced in due course" regarding his future going into the next F1 season.