Marcin Budkowski has claimed “everyone” at Alpine found out168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Esteban Ocon had made a visit to F1 rival🌠s Williams thanks to GPS d𓄧ata on his company car.

Ocon signed with Haas after Alpine confirmed back in June th𒅌at they would be pa🔥rting ways at the end of the 2024 season.

Williams boss James Vowles revealed in July that Ocon had visited Grove for a seat fit as the team weighed up their future driver opꦬtions.

Former Alpine executive director Budkowski, 🐽who left the French squad in 2022, has claimed that GPS data on Ocon’s company car revealed he had been at Williams.

“He was in Enstone🎀 before the Silverstone race and when he’s there, he drives an Alpine that was lent to him as a company car,” Budkowski is quoted as ꦯtelling Viaplay Poland.

“But these cars have trackers, the GPS. So it turned out that his Alpine car was parked in Williams’ parking lot for five hours during༺ Esteban’s stay in Great Britain, and this is how everyone at Alpine found out that Esteban spent half a day there.

“I don’t think [he was aware]. But let’s face it, the team didn’t extend his contract s𒉰o Esteban can talk to the ⛄other teams.

that Williams had been evaluating Ocon for a potential drive in either 2025 or 2026.

Williams ultimately signed 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz on a multi-year deal following the Spaniard’s exit from Ferrari to make way for the incoming 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton.

“Esteban came in for, not a real seat ☂fit, but I wanted to evaluate him for 2025 and 2026,” Vowles told Autosport.

“I needed to do 🥀that because I need to actually ascertain whether he fit in the car or not. Because he’s, as is Alex, a tall chap, but his dimensions are a bit difficult in certain dimensions.

"Everything we are൲ doing at the moment is - just to clarify that one - for '25 and beyond on drivers, nothing else.

"🌠He was definitely a consideration. I've known him for many years, obviously, at Mercedes, [he] fell under myself and Toto [Wolff] and Gwen's management and looked af🐭ter him.

"He's been mighty quick. You don't ou🙈tqualify Fernando [Alonso] unless you are mighty. If you create the right environment around him, he can be very strong. So that's why he was a consideration.”

Vowles suggested at the time that Ocon is 🐬unlikely to be an option for Williams in the future.

"I think where he is at the moment our paths won't cross and I think it's ♕a shame because there's certain bits that I can see would work,” he added.

"But🃏 other bits that I just don't think will work in the time frame🅰 we have as well. But what I can say is I'm confident he will have a very successful future in Formula 1.”

Ocon will partner F1 rookie Oliver Bearman to fܫorm a new-look line-up at Haas in 2025.