Canadian Grand Prix Preview – Esteban Ocon Announces Alpine Departure

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🗓️ 4 June 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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It’s almost time for Formula 1 to head back across the Atlantic for Round 9 of the 2024 World Championship as the sport returns to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix. Jon Noble and Jake Boxall-Legge join Bryn Lucas on the Autosport Podcast to break down all the news heading into the weekend, including the big announcement of Esteban Ocon parting ways with the Alpine F1 team at the end of the 2024 season. Was his clash with teammate Pierre Gasly at Monaco a factor in his decision? Where will Ocon go next? And who could Alpine bring in to replace their veteran driver?Also on the show, with strong reports that Sergio Perez and Yuki Tsunoda will be retained by Red Bull in their respective teams, the trio debate whether their teams are doing the right thing in retaining them, as well as discuss the future of Daniel Ricciardo and ponder how secure his seat is going forward.There’s also a full preview of the Canadian GP, including whether Montreal’s bumps will cause more problems for Red Bull after their difficult weekend in Monaco, whether McLaren and Ferrari can keep the pressure on the reigning Champions, and the potential risk of the unpredictable local weather disrupting the running order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From autosport.com and Autosport magazine, I'm Bryn Lucas and you're listening to the Autosport
0:05.6	F1 podcast. It's almost time for Formula One to head back across the Atlantic and to the
0:14.4	Circuit Gilles Vilna for the Canadian Grand Prix in the next installment of this 2024 season.
0:20.0	But there's a lot to get through, including
0:22.3	Ocon to Alpine, a return for Briatore, Sergio and Yuki, Antonelli as well, and what about Liberty
0:30.8	Media's Greg Maffey? But back to Montreal and the circuit itself, well, it's always been a bit
0:36.3	of a fan favourite, hasn't he, with hard braking zones, aggressive turns, the perfect antidote to the pedestrian
0:43.3	Monaco Grand Prix. Speaking of which, let's have a look at the standings after that last
0:48.7	Grand Prix in Monaco, and we can see that Max Westappen leads the way, but the gap is coming down.
0:53.3	He's ahead of Charlerc in second.
0:55.4	Then it is in third place now, Lando Norris.
0:58.4	He's jumped up ahead of Sergio Perez and Carlos Sites in fifth on equal points.
1:03.5	Done a bit of a jump, isn't it really, after that, down to Oscar Piastri,
1:06.7	then George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
1:10.3	Yuki Snowdo is making his way up the order a little bit now on 19 points, but further afield,
1:14.2	there are still a number of teams yet to score.
1:16.3	When we look at the constructors, well, Red Bull lead the way, but that gap is coming down.
1:19.7	Just 24 points now between them and Ferrari, and the gap between Ferrari and McLaren.
1:25.3	Well, that is also closing up.
1:26.9	Mercedes just hanging on to the coattails of those two,
1:31.1	just an Aston Martin falling away.
1:34.4	Okay, well, let's get straight into the Canadian Grand Prix,
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