The versions about an imminent landing of Franco frankntoto The Alpine holder grows every day. The beginning of the Miami Grand Prix had a bucket of cold water to Jack Doohanwho in the previous one warned that he was accustomed to rumors that put a sign of question about his future. But what the Australian did not expect was the public warning that made him Flavio Briatoreleader of the team.
The Italian manager appeared in the Paddock of the United States urban layout during the first day of activity and provided a note for the chain Sky Sports. There, one of the consultations was linked to the versions that your corridor is replaced in the short term: “How much credibility should we give to these rumors that suggest that Colapinto could replace Doohan already in the Imola Grand Prix?”.
Next, his response was in the pressure to achieve results that Doohan has before the shadow of the Argentine: “Let’s start at the beginning. The pressure is of no use. Do you want to be in Formula 1? You will always have pressure. Therefore, when they tell me that a pilot has pressure because there is another pilot who could take his place, that should be a motivation to do it well“.
When Doohan’s name was put on the table, Briatore clarified that “when I arrived there was already a contract with him” and stressed that he had no “incidence” on the subject. “But I do not accept when they say that Doohan had pressure, because when you arrive at Formula one, everyone has pressure. The pressure is those who are going to work at Fiat for 2,500 euros, even less, a month, they have the pressure,” the 75 -year -old Italian warned faithful to his style.
In addition, Flavio Briatore avoided talking exclusively for Franco frankntoto before an eventual change of pilots: “Now we are evaluating, Let’s see how the next races develop And then we will decide. We have three pilots, it is also Paul (Aron). Let’s see. “In front of the re -question, he was blunt:”We will evaluate career by career. Now we have reached the sixth race. The only thing we must worry is to do it well in this race here, put at least one car at the points, and then we will discuss”.
So far this season, Alpine barely reaped six points from Pierre Gasly in Bahrain. Jack Doohan It is one of the four runners who did not get points so far as the Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto, the New Zealand Liam Lawson and the Spanish Fernando Alonso. The Australian retired in Melbourne after a clash in the first round, ended 20 ° in the China Sprint, was 13th in the main one in that country, was located 15 in Japan where he starred in a brutal accident in the practices, arrived 14th in Bahrain and crossed the finish line in the 17th place in Saudi Arabia.
“This year is transition to us, waiting for the Mercedes engine of 2026. We will see, but it is true that there is too much responsibility for the pilots, because a thousand people depend on their results. So we have to be fair to the pilots, but they also have to be with us. We will evaluate it periodically. Now all we have to do is try to put at least one car in the points zone here in Miami. But I do not accept when they say that the pressure is the problem, because when you reach F1 everyone has pressure“, Said Briatore.
His words were given hours after Doohan’s statements, who praised the Briatore driving form and referred to his situation in Alpine: “In spite of everything, even in difficult times, I never felt affected. I had a good group of people around me, and the team also supported me a lot, so I never had it or felt it at the bottom of my mind. Of course there will always be noise, but I was more focused on being as quickly as possible in the car than on an external. ”At the same time, the technical director of the team, David Sánchez, praised the work that Colapint is carrying out from the simulator that is in the factory in Estone.
Keep in mind that the Australian had a bad classification this Saturday. He failed to pass the first cut of the SQ1 and will leave 17 ° in the Sprint, which led to a furious claim to his radio team.
