Alpine reveal key trait they want in search for Esteban Ocon replacement
Alpine's Bruno Famin has explained what the team want as they search for♑ an ✱Esteban Ocon replacement.
Alpine are seeking “professionalism” in the driver that will ultimately replace the outgoing168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Esteban Ocon for the 2025 F1 season.
In the wake of a collision with Alpine teammate168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Pierre Gasly at the Monaco Grand Prix, Alpine announced that Ocon would be leav𓃲ing the team at the end of the year after five seasons with the team.
Both Alpine and Oco𒐪n insisted that the crash with Gasly, who is expected to remain at the Anglo-French outfit in 2025, did not influence the decision to part ways.
Speaking at the Cana🎃dian Grand Prix, Alpine team principal Bruno Famin explained what the team ♛are prioritising amid their search for a replacement.
While Famin insisted that the ꩵrelationship between the two drivers does not necessarily matter, he stressed the importance of having dꦦrivers who are professional.
"I think the relationship doesn't matter. The professionalism matters. We need professional drivers," Famin told Sky Sports F1ꦅ in Montreal.
"The🐼y need to work together. It's part of the job to be able to work with his team-mate to get the best for the team.”
Famin confirmed that Alpine reserve driver Jack Doohan is in the running for a full-time seat next year, but said the 2𓃲1-year-old Australian is not the only candidate.
“He’s an optio♏n for sure. 🧸Jack is an option,” Famin explained.
"We are prepari⛎ng him, he has been testing for a long time. He has quite a heavy testing programme and we're happy with that, and let's see how he develops.
“He is one possibility, among others, but he🧸 is a possibility for sure.”
Other drivers to be linked with the vacant Alpine seat include Sauber pair 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valtteri Bottas and168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Zhou Guanyu.
Mercedes reserve driver 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mick Schumacher, who races for Alpine in the World Endurance Champio🐽nship, is also considered a potential replacement for Ocon.
However, the son of 🎃legendary seven-time F1 world champion🔴 Michael is viewed as an outsider at this stage.
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniel Ricciardo, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Kevin Magnussen and168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Logan Sargeant are all yeܫt to secure seats for next season.
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