The 2025 Formula 1 season brought a significant reshuffle to the midfield, with Esteban Ocon leaving Alpine after five seasons to join the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team alongside rookie Oliver Bearman. Spark Model has documented this moment with a 1:43 resin replica of Ocon's VF-25, race number 31, as it appeared at the Canadian Grand Prix on the Île Notre-Dame circuit in Montreal.
The Haas VF-25: Ferrari Power in American Colours
The VF-25 is Haas's 2025 Formula 1 challenger, continuing the team's customer relationship with Ferrari for the power unit — the Ferrari 065/14, a 1.6-litre V6 hybrid turbo. The car carries the MoneyGram title sponsorship that has defined the team's identity since 2023, presenting a white base livery with red and black graphic elements. Race number 31 belongs to Esteban Ocon, who retained his personal number upon moving to Haas.
Ocon at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve: A New Chapter, a Classic Venue
The 2025 Canadian Grand Prix takes place at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Île Notre-Dame in Montreal, one of the calendar's most demanding street-adjacent permanent circuits, known for its combination walls, chicanes, and abrasive surface. Ocon's arrival at Haas for 2025 — his first season outside the Renault-Alpine structure since 2017 — made this race a notable early test of the new partnership. Race number 31 has followed Ocon throughout his F1 career, and Spark has rendered it accurately on this model's nose and airbox.
Spark Model's 1:43 Scale Model: Resin Precision for the Race Collector
This 1:43 scale model is produced by Spark Model, a French manufacturer with one of the most comprehensive annual F1 programmes in the scale. Resin construction allows Spark to reproduce the VF-25's aerodynamic surfaces, livery graphics, and race-specific detailing with the fidelity the format demands. The MoneyGram white, red, and black scheme is reproduced across bodywork, wings, and engine cover, with number 31 on nose and halo surround.
In the Display Cabinet: Building the 2025 Haas Race Entry
The most natural companion to this model is the Spark 1:43 Haas VF-25 No. 87 Oliver Bearman from the same Canadian Grand Prix, which completes the full two-car Haas entry for that round. Collectors following Ocon's career will find it pairs logically with Alpine A524 No. 31 models from the 2024 season, charting his transition between teams. Those building a circuit-specific Montreal collection can group it with other Canada GP 1:43 Spark releases from the 2025 season across the full grid.
