Ad-free F1 pod: Why Alpine have signed Colapinto - and what it means for Doohan
Added 2025-01-09 21:58:05 +0000 UTCWe explain Franco Colapinto's move to Alpine as test and reserve driver and what it might mean for Jack Doohan in the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast.
Scott Mitchell-Malm joins Edd Straw to unravel the interestingly-worded deal, and discuss how it fits into Alpine's plans for the future.
The question of how Alpine's other newly-announced test and reserve driver Ryo Hirakwa fits in with Colapinto - not to mention Paul Aron, who was signed as a reserve driver late last year.
And with Doohan's seat clearly under threat, we ask what his chances of seeing out the season are, and what he needs to do to prove to Alpine he's the driver it needs for the longer-term.
Comments
Good decision for Colapinto given both Williams drivers are unlikely to miss a weekend due to appendix related illness, as far as I’m aware Gasly and Doohan still have theirs
Greg Eleftheriou
2025-01-10 08:10:32 +0000 UTCI wonder if Briatore is getting the best outside-F1 drivers into Alpine in case Red Bull burns all their drivers and Verstappen leaves and they need four new drivers.
Simon Emms
2025-01-09 22:17:48 +0000 UTC
