Flavio Briatore sacked me - now I think he'll axe THIS F1 driver

Johnny Herbert's verdict on Jack Doohan at Alpine follo🀅wing Franco Colapinto's arrival.

Flavio Briatore
Flavio Briatore

Former F1 driver Johnny Herbert believes 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Franco Colapinto’s presence in the Alpine garage early in the 2025 season will only amplify the pressure and doubt surrounding 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jack Doohan.

Doohan ꧂is immediately under pressure to keep his drive൲ at Alpine following Colapinto’s arrival as a test and reserve driver.

The Australian has just one grand prix start to his name, making his debut at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand 💙Prix.

However, even ൲before his debut, speculation was rife about Alpin♋e’s interest in Colapinto.

Flavio Briatore, who is Alpine’🌄s executive advisor, has spoken publicly about how highly he rates Colapinto.

Herbert, who Briatore brutally sacked during his own F1 career alongside 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Michael Schumacher at Benetton, th🍸inks Doohan is on “borrowed time ♔already”.

“I think Jack Doohan will believe he’s on borrowed time already, when💧 I’ꦯm speaking to people, they feel exactly the same thing,” Herbert said.

“Doohan has got to deliver, and if he doesn’t deliv🌜er against Pierre Gasly, I know Flavio Briatore very ⭕well, Doohan will be out. He’ll be out as quick as he blinks. So pressure’s on his shoulders now for him to perform.”

Colapinto’s presence will cause doubts

Doohan will be bombarded by questions about 𒊎his future from the very start of pre-season testing.

To make it worse for Doohan, the TV cameras will likely cut to Colapinto and Briatore in the Alpine garage whenever he has a bad qualifying result or꧃ ma🐟kes a mistake.

Herbert sees this causing further d𒀰oubts in Doohan’s he🌺ad.

“That’s part of the sport, unfortunately, especially in Formula 1, it’s not always full of budding roses. It’s a massive amount of pressure f꧂or Doohan, but that’s wh꧅at the deal is,” Herbert added.

“You have to get in the car and you have to perform. And Gasly is a driver that is very comfortable in﷽ the team at the present time.🌳 There’s a lot of support for him in that team, obviously being a Frenchman. But now it’s up to Doohan.

“He’s got a massive amount of pressure on his shoulders because Colapinto will be there in the back of the garage. He’ll be there on TV with him sort of over the shoulder of Briatore and 🅠wherever it may be. And that’s where all those little elements of doubt start to come into play. And doubt is sometജhing you definitely do not want.”

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