Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says the team will finalise its 2027 driver line-up within the next couple of weeks. He adds that no decision has been made yet regarding Esteban Ocon’s future. Komatsu indicates the announcement timeline is imminent, but the team is still working through options.
The comments come a day after Ocon publicly described himself as a “free agent.” Both outlets report that Haas is currently evaluating multiple drivers for its 2027 plans rather than committing to a single direction. The reporting focuses on Haas’s decision-making process and the lack of an immediate resolution on Ocon, with Komatsu framing the upcoming announcement as a planned internal deadline.
While one outlet emphasizes the “timeline” element of Komatsu’s statement and the other highlights Haas’s decision deadline, both describe the same core message: a driver line-up decision is being prepared, but it has not been finalized and Ocon’s status is still undecided.
