Briatore: “I don’t squeeze for Colapinto, Doohan was fine in the test”

Alpine’s executive advisor put cold cloths to noise on the imminent rise of the Argentine instead of the Australian in the 2025 season.

That Jack Doohan has a contract that contemplates five races (something that arose from a rumor and there was never an official voice on the subject). That Flavio Briatore has already chose Franco Colapinto. That the Argentine will replace the Australian sooner rather than later in the 2025 season of Formula 1. That in the Barcelona test with old cars there were great differences, another gossip without livelihood because the data is stored under seven keys in Alpine. The noise was growing and had its cusp at the French team conference in London, during the previous presentation of the 76th World Cup, when the press manager of the team had to put a preserve to the questions that Doohan received about Colapinto. Now, the one who put cold cloths was the same briTore.

“I do not squeeze for Colapinto, we have three reserves pilots. Paul Aron and Colapinto are very, very fast. Jack Doohan, for the moment, has done it very well in the test and Pierre Gasly did a huge job last year. We are going to start the season and then we will see if we have the possibility; If it is not this year, next year. Of course we are looking for talent, everyone does, because with talent it is easier to win World Cups. We had it with Schumi and Fernando Alonso when we won the World Cup. Top pilots make a difference and I try to make sure we have the best possible. Be it collapint, Paul or Jack, I don’t care ”, said Alpine’s executive advisor in statements that collects the Spanish medium.

With your statement, BriTore decided to lower the foam and give Doohan’s tranquility, who debuted in the F1 in the ABU Dhab GPI, which closed the 2024 World Cup, replacing the ejected Esteban Ocon. The Italian hopes that Alpine can make a winning car again and that is why “someone fast who can win a career.”

Alpine has a titular formation composed of Doohan and Gasly and a trio of reserves: Colapinto, Aron and Ryo Hirakawa. Clearly, the Argentine is the third team of the team for his experience of nine races and for the effort that was made to unlock his departure from Williams. Briatore marked the court and put some of others known in the relentless world of F1: send the performance. And the examples abound in the recent past, included with Colapinto. The Argentine was anointed to Williams after that they went down to Logan Sargeant, who had a link until the end of the season … The game is open and the future, uncertain.