F1 ICONS: Alpine's Esteban Ocon on his racing inspiration, Ferrari legend Michael Schumacher

Dec 31, 2023 11:57am UTC

Alpine racer driver Esteban Ocon grew up idolising seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher. In our latest edition of F1 Icons, the Frenchman explains why the German legend was such an inspiration to him – and how he even used to imitate the Ferrari driver’s appearance while karting…

When I was younger and watching the TV, I was just seeing how much Michael Schumacher was dominating the sport with that red car – and when you’re young, red is a very recognisable colour!

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F1 ICONS: Alpine's Esteban Ocon on his racing inspiration, Ferrari legend Michael Schumacher

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