Alpine principal Otmar Szafnauer says âsuperfastâ Jack Doohan can get himself a Formula 1 drive if he wins this yearâs Formula 2 championship.
Doohan was announced as the French teamâs reserve driver this week, putting him next in line to one of its full-time race seats currently occupied by Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly.
The 20-year-old Australian will fulfil his F1 obligations alongside his second full-time campaign in F2 after finishing sixth last season. Heâd previously finished runner-up in Formula 3 and Formula 3 Asia in 2021 and 2020 respectively.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSAlpine boss Otmar Szafnauer says heâs happy that he lost the battle for Oscar Piastriâs contract because his team has ended up with a better driver line-up.
Alpine went through a public break-up with former protĂ©gĂ© Piastri when the Australian revealed in the middle of the season that he would leave the French teamâs junior program to join McLaren as a full-time driver in 2023.
Szafnauer had attempted to promote his then reserve driver into the seat vacated by Fernando Alonso only to find Piastri was committed elsewhere.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSRacing Point CEO and team principal Otmar Szafnauer discusses his team’s impressive season and the impact Sebastian Vettel will have on Aston Martin in 2021, and we consider Lewis Hamilton’s short and long-term future with the BBC’s chief F1Âź writer, Andrew Benson.