While Esteban Ocon is proud to be a grand prix winner, he made the honest admission that, to his mind, he has not \u201cachieved enough\u201d in the sport.<\/p>\n
After almost 10 years on the F1 grid, one grand prix victory and a further three podiums does not cut it for Ocon<\/a>. But, the Frenchman assured that he will keep striving to find the F1 success which he craves.<\/p>\n Esteban Ocon says F1 career so far disappointing<\/p>\n Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for news you can trust.<\/p>\n Ocon made his Formula 1 debut in 2016, linking-up with backmarkers Manor for the second-half of the season.<\/p>\n Backed by Mercedes, Ocon had carved out an impressive career on the junior ladder. That included winning the Formula 3 European and GP3 titles.<\/p>\n Ocon beat a certain Max Verstappen to the F3 European crown back in 2014.<\/p>\n But, while Verstappen has gone on to become a four-time World Champion, Ocon admits that he is not satisfied with where his career is at.<\/p>\n Ocon claimed his sole grand prix win to date with Alpine at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n At the F1 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Ocon was asked by PlanetF1.com and other accredited media, whether he thought he would have been World Champion 10 years into his F1 journey.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah,\u201d he confirmed.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s fair to say that I\u2019m happy with what I\u2019ve achieved in terms of podiums and wins, and I\u2019m proud of those, but I haven\u2019t achieved enough in F1.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve won in every category that I\u2019ve driven in the past, apart from DTM maybe, with my half a year, but from karting to single seater, I\u2019ve won everywhere.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd yes, I\u2019ve won one race in F1, but it\u2019s not enough. Out of 180 races, to my standard, it\u2019s disappointing so far.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I hope that this will change in the near future, but I will work hard for that to change.\u201d<\/p>\n More on Esteban Ocon from PlanetF1.com<\/p>\n Esteban Ocon receives FIA support after Chinese Grand Prix death threats fallout<\/a><\/p>\n Esteban Ocon defends Haas debut season after Ayao Komatsu \u2018expected more\u2019 comment<\/a><\/p>\n Ocon switched from Alpine to Haas ahead of the 2025 campaign. The Frenchman is still waiting for his Haas career to truly lift off.<\/p>\n He was narrowly outscored by rookie teammate Oliver Bearman in 2025. Team principal Ayao Komatsu admitted that Ocon\u2019s first season fell short of Haas\u2019 expectations, though the team took half of the responsibility.<\/p>\n Ocon has scored just the one point across three rounds thus far in F1 2026. Bearman has registered 17.<\/p>\n Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to the PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1 and much more!<\/p>\n