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Esteban Ocon's partner Flavy Barla shared a picture on her Instagram story showcasing her gym progress. Her toned abs could be noticed in the photo.
Barla, who has been in the F1 spotlight after her relationship with Haas driver Esteban Ocon was made public, has gained quite some traction on social media. She has over 214k followers on the platform, thanks to the several beauty pageants she has appeared in. Barla also won the coveted Miss Cote d'Azur in 2022. She also participated in the Miss France pageant the following year and achieved a top-15 placement (5th runner-up).
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She recently shared a picture flaunting her toned abs with her followers on Instagram.
Flavy Barla is also a student of medicine. Born in Nice, France, she was first linked with Esteban Ocon in 2023 during the F1 summer break. This was shortly after the then-Alpine driver had broken up with Elena Berri.
The couple officiated their relationship on Instagram in the coming months. They are often spotted together as Barla regularly posts their pictures together on her social media accounts. The two were also seen in an arcade game zone.
Esteban Ocon on the other hand made his feelings known after leaving Alpine following the conclusion of his stint with the Enstone-based outfit.
Esteban Ocon's emotional post upon leaving Alpine
Following the 2024 F1 Monaco Grand Prix, where Ocon made contact with his teammate Pierre Gasly (an incident that has occurred in his racing career multiple times), Alpine announced that they would not be re-signing him for 2025. Soon, Haas announced him as part of their lineup for the next season.
While he was set to race with the team till the end of the season, there was a mutual agreement between him and Alpine to let Jack Doohan take part in Abu Dhabi during the final race. This allowed Ocon to get a smoother transition into Haas by participating in the post-season test.
As he parted from the team earlier than planned, he shared an emotional post, writing:
"It has not been an easy year on track for the team and the second part of the season has been especially difficult. For various reasons. I do not regret a single thing knowing I gave it 100% every single session. Like I always have."
"To the hundreds of hard-working men and women at Enstone and Viry, I apologise that I will not be able to come see you in person and have a proper farewell. As you know, the plan was always to race one last time this weekend and personally say goodbye to you all next week. I was looking forward to both of those things."
"This is not how I wanted things to end. That said, the world of F1 is small and I am sure I will see many of you again soon."
He had been racing with the team since 2020 when they were called Renault. He scored Alpine's first victory in Hungary, in 2021, and had several other podium finishes. He is now set to partner Oliver Bearman at Haas in the upcoming season.
