Overview
- Multiple broadcasters and paddock outlets reported on Tuesday that Haas has decided to move on from Esteban Ocon and that Ferrari junior Rafael Camara is the leading candidate to take the 2027 seat.
- Ocon has said he is a “free agent” and is exploring other options, with links reported to Aston Martin and to Toyota’s factory World Endurance Championship programme if no F1 seat is found.
- Sources say Ferrari has actively backed Camara’s case, funding private tests and TPC mileage that formed a large part of Haas’s evaluation process.
- A Camara move would put two Ferrari academy drivers in identical Haas cars and could narrow Oliver Bearman’s direct route to a Ferrari race seat.
- Haas principal Ayao Komatsu has said a decision was imminent after private testing and aerodynamic upgrades, and the next concrete step to watch is a formal team announcement confirming the change.