Alpine’s Briatore Explains Decision to Bench Jack Doohan for Franco Colapinto

Jack Doohan and Franco Colapinto have starred in the last ‘curebrón’ of Formula 1. The first debuted this year in the World Cup under the ‘threat’ of the second, which Flavio Briatore signed as an Alpine reserve, although with the promise that he would give him a flyer as soon as possible. And the Argentine has only had to wait for six races. Jack is the son of Mick Doohan, world champion of motorcycling and world star of the two wheels before V…

Alpine’s Briatore Explains Decision to Bench Jack Doohan for Franco Colapinto

timesng.com: MIAMI, FL — Alpine’s Executive Advisor Flavio Briatore revealed the reasoning behind replacing driver Jack Doohan with reserve driver Franco Colapinto after the Miami Grand Prix. Doohan, a rookie, made his Formula 1 debut for Alpine at the 2024 finale in Abu Dhabi and was expected to race full-time in 2025. However, just six races […] This post Alpine’s Briatore Explains Decision to Bench Jack Doohan for Franco Colapinto appeared fi…

Flavio Briatore gave details of the decision to replace Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto, and of the Argentinean contract. After contradicting the press release of Alpine F1, the one who acts as the main team assured F1 TV that nothing was frozen and that the performance of the Argentine driver would decide everything. "No, Franco is in the car. It is the team that decides whether it is for each race or for the whole season. The internal proces…

Briatore opens up on decision to drop Doohan for Colapinto

Alpine’s Executive Advisor, Flavio Briatore, has shared some more background on the decision to bench Jack Doohan following the Miami Grand Prix and promote reserve driver Franco Colapinto in his place.