Threatened by the recruitment of Franco Colapinto since this winter, Jack Doohan will have held six Grands Prix. After a new error in Miami this weekend, the Australian will be replaced by the Argentinian in the next race in Imola. An expected and inevitable change.
Jack Doohan will have held six great prices in this 2025 season. In an ejectable seat since this winter and the recruitment of Franco Colapinto as a reserve pilot at Alpine, the Australian has already been replaced by the French team, according to the specialized media The Race. COLAPINTO should be the titular pilot from the next race, during the Grand Prix of Émilie-Romagne in Imola.
The young Argentinian (21), who played his first Grands Prix and even scored his first points with Williams last season, is one of the most anticipated prospects in F1. But beyond his talent on the track, the Argentinian sponsors who accompany him and logically pushed for his promotion as a titular pilot undoubtedly played in Alpine’s decision.
Some errors and a sanction for Doohan
Jack Doohan, son of the world champion Moto Mick Doohan, will not really have been lucky. After playing a Grand Prix at the end of last season, to replace Esteban Ocon at the raised foot thanked by Alpine, he started the season with a sword of Damocles above the head.
His few errors on the track, the last of which this weekend in Miami, where he hung on with Liam Lawson at the start, offered Alpine a window to justify his withdrawal. He should find a role of simulator pilot. This is already the second movement on the grid this season, after the replacement of Liam Lawson by Yuki Tsunoda at Redbull.
