Alpine F1 downgrading is “difficult to take”

Jack Doohan says that it is “a difficult time for me” to lose his racing seat in the Alpine F1 team against Franco Colapinto after it was confirmed that he would step down to the 2025 season.

Doohan still had to score points for the alpine squad, and after another challenging weekend in Miami, which showed a strong one-round performance, but also ended after a collision of round 1.

Doohan will now return to the reserve tasks with the team, which will re -evaluate his line -up according to the Austrian Grand Prix in June.

The 22-year-old Australian admitted that his downgrading was difficult to take, but swore to hold his head down in the coming months.

“I am very proud to have reached my lifelong ambition as a professional formula -1 driver, and I will be grateful to the team forever that I can realize this dream,” said Doohan von Alpine. “Obviously, this latest chapter is to take a difficult one for me because of course I want to run as a professional driver.

“That means I appreciate the trust and commitment of the team. We have long -term goals to achieve as a team, and I will continue to give my maximum efforts in every conceivable way to reach them. At the moment I will be reduced my head, work hard, watch the next five races and continue to pursue my personal goals.”

Jack Doohan, Alpine

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The driver’s exchange from Alpine coincides with the team director Oliver Oakes, who has resigned from the role after having led the team together with the Executive Advisor Flavio Briatore since last summer.

“After checking the opening race of the season, we came to the decision to bring Franco into the car for the next five races next to Pierre,” said Bridore, who is now responsible for the team for the time being. “Since the field coincides so closely this year and with a competitive car that the team has drastically improved in the past 12 months, we are in a position in which we see the need to shoot our line -up.

“We also know that the 2026 season will be important for the team, and a complete and fair assessment of the drivers this season is the right thing to maximize our ambitions next year. We continue to support Jack in the team because he acted in his role in his role in this season.” In this racing driver. “