F1: Oliver Oakes, happy with the progress of Jack Doohan in Alpine

The director of the French team spoke about the task of the Australian in the BARÉIN GP: “He did a good job on the weekend,” said the English.

After the rude error he committed in the second free practice of Japan, not closing the DRs in the first curve and destroying the car against the containment barriers, Jack Doohan arrived in Baréin With the need to have a clean weekend, especially because its name is always in the pillory about the possibility of losing its armchair before the presence of Franco Colapint as a reserve. In Sakhir, the Australian had his best classification (it was 11) and in the race he lost four places in the last ten laps (from ninth to 13th and finally 15th after being sanctioned with five seconds for exceeding the limits) and lost the chance to score for the first time. Doohan’s A525 was with worn hard tires and could not endure the attacks of the freshemal car end. Despite not adding, Oliver Oakes, director of Alpine, was satisfied with the work of his pupil.

“He did a good job on the weekend. And I think, in general, I know that Japan’s free practice took it a bit off guard, but I think this weekend, especially during the classificationin Q1 and in his first attempt of Q2, because in the last one it was a bit disappointing to stay out for the tenth half. It was also good in the race, in those first two Stints, I was doing very well. In the end it was complicated. The security car gave everyone a push, in terms of competitiveness, it was difficult with those cars. ”

Oakes’ support comes to placate rumors that sound around the Australian. In fact, The German Motor Und Sport medium assured that the Australian task will be evaluated during the summer break and, if necessary, activate a performance clause to replace it. The Hungary GP (noted as the 14th date) will mark the end of the first part of the World Cup, before the boreal summer break.