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Ocon replaced by Hirakawa at Haas for rest of Mexico F1 weekend

First reported 14 hours ago · latest 13 hours ago

Ryo Hirakawa

Haas replaces Esteban Ocon with Ryo Hirakawa for the rest of the Mexican Grand Prix weekend, with Ocon's name removed from the garage.

Esteban Ocon Ryo Hirakawa Haas

How the sources differ

The Race reports the replacement as sudden, while the Reddit post shows the physical removal of Ocon's name, adding visual confirmation. No official FIA document is present.

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