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Rafael Camara to replace Esteban Ocon at Haas for F1 2027
Rafael Camara, F2 leader, joins Haas F1 team for 2027 after Ocon leaves.
In brief
Rafael Camara, F2 leader, joins Haas F1 team for 2027 after Ocon leaves. Rafael Camara will replace Esteban Ocon at Haas F1 Team for the 2027 season after Ocon departs following two disappointing seasons. Originally reported by Motorsport.
Rafael Camara joins Haas F1
Rafael Camara, current F2 points leader, will make his F1 debut for Haas in 2027.
“I’m very happy to be joining TGR Haas F1 Team as a Formula 1 driver”
Esteban Ocon departs Haas
Esteban Ocon leaves Haas after two disappointing seasons, confirmed on 30 September 2026.
“The 21-year-old brazilian is replacing esteban ocon who will leave the american outfit at the end of 2026”
Camara's junior success
Camara won 2024 Formula Regional European Championship and 2025 F3 crown in dominant fashion.
“Camara has enjoyed a rapid rise through the junior ranks by winning the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship title and 2025 F3 crown”
Camara's F2 lead
Camara leads Nikola Tsolov by seven points in the current F2 championship.
“he currently leads nikola tsolov by seven points”
Haas confirms Camara
Haas confirmed Camara's signing after TPC testing with Oliver Bearman and Ryo Hirakawa.
“All three have taken part in TPC (Testing of Previous Cars) programmes for Haas”
Ferrari academy connection
Camara is a Ferrari academy graduate like Oliver Bearman, benefiting from Scuderia's strong relationship with Haas.
“he showed when we had him drive in our tpc programme in portugal that he could handle himself very well with not a huge amount of time to learn the car”
Haas team commitment
Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu praised Camara's potential and commitment to nurturing his talent for 2027.
“I’m really excited to sign such a young, amazing talent like Rafael Camara”
The big picture
Rafael Camara will replace Esteban Ocon at Haas F1 Team for the 2027 season after Ocon departs following two disappointing seasons.
