<p>Esteban Ocon has signed a new deal with Formula One's Alpine which will keep him at the French team until 2024, it was announced on Wednesday.</p>.<p>"Alpine F1 Team is pleased to confirm Esteban Ocon will continue with the team beyond the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season as part of a three-year agreement," the team said in a statement.</p>.<p>"Esteban's contract extension highlights the team's belief in the Frenchman as a star of the sport and its commitment to its long-term goal of World Championship success."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/formula-1/former-f1-driver-karun-chandhok-now-finds-seat-on-motorsport-uk-board-of-directors-998159.html" target="_blank">Former F1 driver Karun Chandhok now finds seat on Motorsport UK Board of Directors</a></strong></p>.<p>Alpine, who are owned by French car manufacturing giant Renault, also have Fernando Alonso on their books until at least the end of the 2022 season.</p>.<p>Frenchman Ocon joined the team in 2020 before its rebranding from Renault to Alpine, and his best result to date in the F1 championship was his second-place finish in the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix.</p>.<p>The 24-year-old currently sits 12th in this season's drivers standings on 12 points, one behind two-time F1 champion Alonso who returned to the sport this year with Alpine after quitting in 2018.</p>
<p>Esteban Ocon has signed a new deal with Formula One's Alpine which will keep him at the French team until 2024, it was announced on Wednesday.</p>.<p>"Alpine F1 Team is pleased to confirm Esteban Ocon will continue with the team beyond the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season as part of a three-year agreement," the team said in a statement.</p>.<p>"Esteban's contract extension highlights the team's belief in the Frenchman as a star of the sport and its commitment to its long-term goal of World Championship success."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/formula-1/former-f1-driver-karun-chandhok-now-finds-seat-on-motorsport-uk-board-of-directors-998159.html" target="_blank">Former F1 driver Karun Chandhok now finds seat on Motorsport UK Board of Directors</a></strong></p>.<p>Alpine, who are owned by French car manufacturing giant Renault, also have Fernando Alonso on their books until at least the end of the 2022 season.</p>.<p>Frenchman Ocon joined the team in 2020 before its rebranding from Renault to Alpine, and his best result to date in the F1 championship was his second-place finish in the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix.</p>.<p>The 24-year-old currently sits 12th in this season's drivers standings on 12 points, one behind two-time F1 champion Alonso who returned to the sport this year with Alpine after quitting in 2018.</p>