WATCH: Esteban Ocon and new ‘beauty pageant’ girlfriend Flavy Barla mock the paparazzis while touring Venice in gondolas
Esteban Ocon and his new girlfriend Flavy Barla were seen touring Venice in a gondola when they were papped by some reporters.
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It might be the end of the season for the entir Formula One world but the excitement is only just blossoming the world of Alpine racer Esteban Ocon thanks to his new ladylove. The Frenchman, who came back to race for the Enstone outfit (then called Renault) after sitting out the F1 2019 season, and displayed some impressive performances. In the recently-ended 2023 season, Ocon has scored 58 points alongwith a podium for Alpine, but he still came short of catching up to his new teammate Pierre Gasly by 4 points on the Drivers’ Standings.
Apart from Esteban Ocon’s racing career, his love life has attracted massive interest from the fans over the years. His latest romantic link-up was with Elena Berri. They met in 2018 and started dating thereafter, but rumors have it that they split in early 2023 as fans spotted both of them have stopped following each other on Instagram. Elena is an Italian by birth, and she studies business management in Geneva, as per The Sun.
Quite interestingly, Esteban Ocon seems to have shifted his interest from currently 25-year-old Elena Berri to ‘Miss Cote d’Azur’ winner Flavy Barla. The 2003-born beauty pageant contestant is a medicine student, and she was spotted for the first time at the Monaco GP. Flavy and Esteban confirmed their relationship at the Abu Dhabi GP with a public appearance, and they have recently been spotted in Venice enjoying the gondolas. The video of them mocking the paparazzi by taking pictures of the paps has now gone viral on social media.
Esteban Ocon admits to brutal truth about Max Verstappen’s glory in Formula 1
As a 27-year-old F1 racer, Esteban Ocon can be called one of the racers in the middle of the age parameter in the current grid. Yet, all his contemporaries like Carlos Sainz (29) and George Russell (26) are stationed at more resourceful teams than he is. In fact, Max Verstappen, who is only a year younger than Ocon, has already achieved immense success in the pinnacle of motorsports as he has gotten three World Championships to his name.
Speaking of the hurt he feels seeing one of his own contemporaries seize glory in F1 while he still battles in the mid-field, Esteban Ocon made an honest confession.
It is a pain. But I'm working still as if we are going for wins and podiums after every weekend. I believe if I work hard and do well on the track then my time will come. One day I will have a car that I can compete in for championships and wins. I'm looking forward to that.Esteban Ocon said about Max Verstappen claiming Championships.
In other news, Esteban Ocon’s teammate Pierre Gasly has just finished his first season under Alpine after getting out of the Red Bull umbrella after several years. The Frenchman exited AlphaTauri at the end of 2022 to join the all-French outfit of Alpine. He is currently filling in the shoes of two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso at Alpine, and he has already outscored his teammate Ocon in 2023. It remains to be seen how Gasly’s campaign in 2024 pans out.
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