Jack Doohan's future at Alpine is uncertain after the team signed Franco Colapinto as their reserve driver. Doohan is reportedly under pressure to perform in his four or six allotted races, or risk being replaced by Colapinto. While Alpine team boss Oliver Oakes insists Doohan will be given a fair chance, former F1 driver Johnny Herbert believes Doohan is already aware he's on borrowed time.
Franco Colapinto says he remains “always ready” as former F1 driver turned steward Johnny Herbert declared Jack Doohan is on “borrowed time” at Alpine .confirmed their driver line-up for the F1 2025 championship back in August, announcing reserve driver Doohan would replace Esteban Ocon as Pierre Galsy’s new team-mate.Almost from the get-go, there was speculation that Doohan’s contract only guaranteed him four, or six, races in the A525.
Colapinto had been knocking on the door of an F1 2025 race seat in his early races with Williams, scoring five points in four races, before a spat of big crashes blotted his copybook.There are rumours that Doohan has just four races to prove himself, others claim six, otherwise, he’ll be replaced by Colapinto.
“Doohan has got to deliver, and if he doesn’t deliver against Pierre Gasly, I know Flavio Briatore very well, Doohan will be out.But while Alpine team boss Oliver Oakes is adamant that Doohan will be given a “fair crack”, he admitted to the James Allen on F1 podcast that Alpine want “best drivers in the race car, not just now, but also in the future”.
“My role within the team will be to help, to help with everything I can, to bring the team back to the top, to improve the car as much as possible and to help with everything I can,” he told“I will be very attentive to whatever happens and obviously always ready if I have to get in the car at some point. Doing all the testing, developing the new car, spending a lot of time in the simulator and obviously being ready for anything.
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