One F1 driver dumpinꦺg has been predicted before the 2025 season has even started - and the finger has been pointed at his team’s odd decision.

Alpine’s Jack Doohan is the driver under the microscope, eve🔯n though he is heading into his rookie year.

Doohan made his race debut at the 2024 season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but ༺competition for his seat is re♈d-hot before the new campaign has even started.

Alpine’s signing of ex-Williams standout Franco Colapinto means ওthey have a top notch option waiting in reserve.

“I wouldn’t say it’s fair - b𝓰ut Formula 1 isn’t fair🌺,” Connor McDonagh told the Crash F1 podcast.

🌳“[Valtteri Bottas] was in the wꦇorst car on the grid. And he’s been dropped, so Formula 1 isn’t fair.

“In terms of Doohan, I wa🦋s surprised he got the seat in t🐲he first place. I don’t think his record was stellar.

“Alpine rushed into it when they didn’t need to - he was already on their b🔴ooks.

“It is harsh but I think it’s inevitable. Doohan is a dead man walking with 🦋four o🍌r five races at best!

“🧸Against Pierre Gasly, one of the best midfield drivers, he’ll ha🌳ve a tough time.

“The money they reportedly had to pay fꦇor [C෴olapinto], I don’t see him on the sidelines for long.

“Especially when you’ve got the Argentinian fans, the sponsorship money𝓀…

“Flavio 𝓀Briatore isn’t scared to make big decisඣions, he doesn’t care.”

'I struggle to see Alpine's logic'

Lewis Larkam also insisted that Doohan’s days are numbered, sayin♏g: “It feels ineꦑvitable already.

“It’s absolutely harsh꧟ and unfair on Jack. But I’m actually not sure why Alpine made the decision to promote Jack as early as they did.

“At that time, the driver market was st𒈔ill moving.

“When you’ve got Jack on a contracܫt as your reserve driver, he isn’t going anywhere else.

“I ꦉstruggle to see Alpine’s logic to make that call so early, with a large portion of the season still to go.

“They’v🅷e shot themselves in tไhe foot when they didn’t need to.

“They could have awa🎃ited until the end of the year to see the pool of drivers available to them.

“Even𓂃💮 Bottas would have been a stronger option than Doohan.

“Now it seems like they’ll replace him with a guy they could’ve signed, if they wai💧ted a few months ꦿanyway, and avoided this messy situation!”