Likely Esteban Ocon replacement at Alpine “so well prepared” for F1 debut

Damon Hill assesses Jack Doohan - the favouꦬrite to join Alpine for 2025.

Jack Doohan
Jack Doohan

1996 F1 world champion Da🎶mon Hill believes Jack Doohan will be “so well prepared” for his likely debut with Alpine in 2025.

Doohan is reportedly the favourite to replace 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Esteban Ocon at Alpine.

The Australian has been part of the Alpine stable for the last couple of years, ꦰplaying a crucial role in the simulator and as reserve driver.

He’s enjoyed an intensive testing programme for the team as he preparesไ for a likely F1 debut.

Alpine had hoped to convince 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz to join, but the Spaniard opted for Williams.

Doohan is widely accepted as the front-runner to replace Ocon next year, teaming up with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly.

Speaking on the , Hill offered his꧃ view on Doohan.

“Jack is a very professional driver,” he said. “He acquitted himself well. He’s shown that he🌟 can race. He’s smart and 🎉inquisitive. He seems to be there asking all the questions - doing the groundwork with the team.

ꦛ“He will definitely be an interesting guy to give a crack to. He’s yet to have proven credentials in F1 like Ollie Bearman who’s jumped in the car and done a race. A l💮ot of these guys are capable.

“They’re so well prepared they w♉o♛n’t have a problem when they get into F1.”

Doohan’s chances have been boosted due to the lack of viable a🥃lternative optiಌons.

In terms of the current drivers available, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Zhou Guanyu could be an option, particularly given 🍨his Chine𒆙se links.

Although, his form in 2024 alongside 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valtteri Bottas - the best alternative to Doohan 🐻- has been woeful🧔.

Bruno Famin, who recen💎tly stepped down as Alpine team boss, admitted before the summer break that the team is “preparing” Doohan as a possible full-time dr𒉰iver in 2025.

“We’re preparing him,” he explained. “He has a quite heavy testing programme, and we are 🉐happy with that.

“Let’s see how he develops. He’s oneꦰ possibility among others, but he’s one possibility for sure.”

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