All news on the topic: Esteban Ocon

Max Verstappen was favourite for pole as usual, but wet weather in Montreal gave the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Fernando Alonso hope of springing a surprise

No driver has ever been banned for a Formula 1 race for picking up 12 penalty points on their licence within a year, but Alpine racer Pierre Gasly has come very close

Carlos Sainz was the man sharing the front row with Verstappen, but the battle to be best of the rest behind the Red Bull was won by Hamilton whose Mercedes car is looking strong again

Verstappen dominated all three practice sessions and put in a monster lap to take pole for the Barcelona race, beating home favourite Fernando Alonso to top spot on the timesheets

Just one week after Esteban Ocon almost ploughed into a group of photographers in Azerbaijan, another pit lane security shambles occurred during the Miami Grand Prix

Sergio Perez was on pole for the race but Max Verstappen was always going to be a threat, even from ninth on the grid, while the Miami GP proved to be one to forget for Lewis Hamilton

Max Verstappen was favourite for pole position in Miami but was thwarted by a late red flag, while the big story was a horror show for Lewis Hamilton who failed to even reach Q3

There was little love lost between Alonso and Alpine when he left at the end of last season, and so the Spaniard did not hesitate in lashing out at Ocon in Miami practice

The Alpine driver was forced to brake at high speed in order to avoid running over a crowd of people who had gathered in the pit lane before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix had finished

Esteban Ocon pitted on the last lap of the race in Baku and narrowly avoided hitting a group of photographers who had to dive out of the way after they were let into the pit lane early

Esteban Ocon came close to hitting a group of photographers who had entered the pit lane for the podium ceremony as the Alpine driver came in for his mandatory stop

Photographers and some others entered the pit lane towards the end of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to prepare for the podium ceremony, but Esteban Ocon had not yet pitted and it almost caused a very dangerous scenario

Charles Leclerc started the Baku race on pole, but it wasn't long before Max Verstappen flexed the muscles of his Red Bull to take the lead early while Sergio Perez also moved past

Charles Leclerc started the Sprint on pole but could not resist Sergio Perez, while Max Verstappen and George Russell exchanged blows on the first lap to leave the Red Bull star furious

The first ever F1 Sprint qualifying session took place on Saturday morning, with Charles Leclerc hoping to make it back-to-back poles on consecutive days ahead of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes were looking to build on a strong performance last time out in Melbourne with a good qualifying in Baku, though Max Verstappen remained the favourite with Charles Leclerc the challenger

Aston Martin have come from nowhere to upset the balance of power towards the top of the constructors' championships, and now another team is hatching a similar plot

Alpine avoided having to replace Gasly for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as the Frenchman escaped without receiving the penalty points which would mean he has to miss a race

Max Verstappen started the Australian GP on pole with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton in his mirrors, while Fernando Alonso was also lurking in hope of an opportunity

Five different cars went off the track in the final few laps of the Australian Grand Prix as the race was restarted, prompting carnage as they all went into the first few corners

Red Bull racers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez were hoping to make it three poles in a row between them, but Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were among those lying in wait as the rainclouds gathered in Melbourne

Verstappen started 15th but was up to second by the mid-way point in the race, helped by a controversial safety car, while Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished fourth and fifth ahead of the Ferraris

Max Verstappen was the favourite for pole but suffered a mechanical issue which saw him drop out in Q2 and left Sergio Perez free to take top spot, while Lewis Hamilton will start the race seventh

Max Verstappen sped off into the distance and led from start to finish while Sergio Perez cruised to second, though the real battle was further back and won by Fernando Alonso

A new Formula 1 season brings a host of new partnerships on the grid, with some likely to be more harmonious than others – as the history of the sport has proven