Alpine have insisted that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Doohan will get a “fair crack” to impress in F1 2025 despite 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Franco Colapinto’s arrival.

Earlier this month Alpine announced they had agreed a deal with Williams to sign Colapinto on a multi-year contract that w♌ill see him act as the team’s reserve driver for the upcoming 2025 season.

The 21-year-old Argentinian will be back-up for168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Pierre Gasly and Doohan, who is set to contest his first full F1 season this year. Doohan finished 15th as he made his debut at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December after Alpine and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Esteban Ocon agreed to part ways early.

Colapinto’s signing will increase pressure on Doohan, the son of five-time MotoGP champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mick Doohan, to deliver from the off in his rookie campaign amid mounting speculation the Australian could be ditched after only a handful of r🧸aces.

But Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes stressed Doohan, who has been promoted into 🔯a race seat after spending three years as the team’s reserve, has the French squad’s full backing.

"It's been a little bit harsh on Jack, some of the stuff that was written by the keyboard warriors there, and he's gettꦬing his fair crack at it next year,” Oakes told the James Allen on F1 podcast.

"And I think the intention there isn't to put [pressure] on his shoulders. It'sܫ genuinely to give the team options f🉐urther down the line. And for me F1 is fine margins.

“There's a load of people who are depending on a driver to deliver each weekend, and we☂ need to make sure we've got the best drivers in the race car, not just now, but also in ♚the future.”

Colapinto made a⛎n instant impression in F1 thanks to his early performances as a replacement for the struggling Logan Sargeant at Williams.

But several big crashe༺s towards the end of the year ham💞pered his chances of landing a full-time drive for 2025.

“I think Franco made a great first impression wit🌸h Williams. I think it was clear to see that he probably tried a bit too hard at the end there,” Oakes said of Colapinto.

"How much of that was the situation he was in, where he didn't have a seat confirmed and was trying to over-impress, and how much of that was a compromise on parts on the car, that's hard to calculate.𒅌 But I think the crux is he made a strong impression with the speed he showed.

"It's great to have that roster of two young drivers in Paul🦋 and Franco there waiting in the wings, because it's not just about 2025; 2026, 2027 is around the corner, and it's hard in F1 to plan what's going to happen and whไat drivers you're going to have to go in the car.

"For us, it just keeps everyone honest in terms of how they're performingඣ and gives us options."