Esteban Ocon confirmed on Monday that he would be leaving Alpine at the end of the 2024 season. As it stands, he won’t be on the grid next year, so he needs to make an agreement with another team before his time runs out. Ocon made his F1 debut midway through the 2016 season alongside Pascal Wehrlein at Manor. It was an effective shoot-out between two Mercedes juniors, and he prevailed. That helped him secure a spot at Force India alongside Sergio Perez for the following year. Perez scored more points over their two seasons together, but they were closely matched (162 vs 136). When Lawrence St…