Fomula 1It goes out of shock in shock. Alonso’s anger, Red Bull’s war against McLaren for his alleged “traps”, the rumors of frightened by Verstappen, Hamilton and Carlos Sainz’s problems with their teammates… The great circus seems to have become this season “the house of the messes”. The last earthquake comes from Alpine that seems to have fed up with its pilot and has hit the table.
Jack Doohan lived another career to forget at the Miami Grand Prix of Formula 1. A new mistake resulted in a new abandonment before fulfilling the first round. After the disappointment for its performance, Alpine published a message on social networks and made an unprecedented decision at a time when the arrival of Franco Colapinto replacing the Australian seems almost made.
“Jack’s career ended in curve 1 after a collision with Lawson”Alpine said on his social networks, with a photo of the Australian walking and visibly angry. Without a clutch, what caught the attention of the fans is that the French team made the decision to close the comments, something he had never done.
Replacement immediately
But the worst was yet to come and his most drastic decision would arrive hours later. Doohan has already been informed of the change in Alpine and will be replaced immediately.
According to The race, Jack Doohan will be replaced for the next Formula 1 race in Icola after Alpine informed the rookie of his intention to make an immediate change. Alpine promoted his Junior pilot to a race seat for 2025 after Carlos Sainz opt for Williams.
Doohan’s seat was at risk even before he ran in F1, when Alpine’s executive advisor, Flavio Briatore, explored the possibility of signing Franco Colapint at the end of last year. Alpine was in conversations to bring to Colapinto, a substitute for Williams in 2024, for this season as a reserve and potential race pilot, even when Doohan made his debut instead of Esteban Ocon in the final of the 2024 season.
Not a single point
Colapint officially joined Alpine in January this yearwhich increased the pressure on Doohan in the preparation for your rookie season. Although sometimes he has demonstrated a strong rhythm and even surprised some in Alpine with how fast he was at the beginning of the season, the truth is that he has had a series of incidents and He has not added any point after six races.
Although it is not yet official, Colapinto could replace Doohan from the next race in Icola. Paul Aron, another Alpine reserve pilot, is also an option for her pilot alignment this season.
The rumor that runs through the paddock is that Alpine is organizing a test in Silverstone so that Colapinto can prepare as well as possible for the Imola weekend, which would indicate that the decision is effectively firm.
