Since the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Esteban Ocon has publicly been in a relationship with Flavy Barla. Barla is a French social media influencer, whose content primarily focuses on health and wellness. She is also currently a medical student. While the content creator is not currently a practicing doctor, she is pursuing a medical diploma. Barla is completing her Diplôme de formation générale en sciences médicales (DFGSM) at the University of Medicine of Nice.
Barla also has a background in beauty pageants. The 22-year-old has been competing in the competitions since she was a teenager and has won the title of Miss Côte d’Azur in 2022. As a content creator, she consistently posts on her Instagram and TikTok accounts. Her feed is mostly content related to beauty and health, with her showing off her collaborations with multiple brands. Barla has worked with brands like Rhode Skin, Benefit France, and Meshki.
Another type of content the driver’s partner shares on her social media are photos from her travels. Recently, she shared photographs from her trip to Dubai, and her caption also spoke about her taking a break from posting for her medical school exams. It also gave a shoutout to the One&Only One Za’abeel resort that she stayed in for the duration of her trip.
“See you after my exams, I still have a lot of things to post 👀🫶🏻 thanks to @ooonezaabeel for the amazing experience in Dubai 🤍”
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The French medical student also has many posts on her account featuring her partner, Esteban Ocon. The Haas driver and her are regularly seen together arriving at paddocks for race weekends. Most recently, Barla was at the 2025 running of the Monaco Grand Prix, supporting Ocon’s efforts.
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The couple also frequent off-track events together, attending the prestigious Cannes Film Festival recently.
That time fans realized Esteban Ocon was back on the market
Before Esteban Ocon was in a relationship with Flavy Barla, he was dating Elena Berri from 2018 to 2023. The couple were together for a long time, with Berri also making race weekend appearances to support her F1 driver partner. Like his current girlfriend, Berri is also a content creator as well as being a model. Her Instagram account has a fan following of 82.7k, with her feed featuring photographs of her outfits, photoshoots from her modelling career, and her collaborations with brands. The influencer also shares her travels from around the world.
However, in the summer of 2023, fans noticed that Esteban Ocon had unfollowed his beau on social media, which sparked rumours that the couple had called it quits. A few months later, Ocon showed up to the 2023 season’s finale at the Yas Marina circuit with Flavy Barla and they have been together ever since.
Over the course of these two high-profile relationships, Esteban Ocon has bounced around on the paddock. During his time with Berri, the Frenchman was driving for the Renault (now Alpine) team. He was with the French outfit till last season, and has been with the American organisation, Haas, in 2025.
