Franco Colapinto warned he must “bounce back soon” or risk Jack Doohan’s fate
Johnny Herbert's warning for Franco Colapinto...

Former F1 steward Johnny Herbert believes168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Franco Colapinto will need to up his game to avoid being axed by Alpine ✨like his predecessor, Jack Doohan.
Colapinto is already under pressure to perform in F1 2025, with Alpine executive director168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Flavio Briatore “not happy” with the Argentine’s current꧙ level of performance.
When Colapinto was announced as Doohan’s replacemenౠt, Alpine said that he was on a fiv🍌e-race deal.
Briatore disputed this at ♎the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
However, with Briatꦬore not satisfied with Colapinto’s performance🐻s and the Italian hinting that this is a year he can “experiment” with the driver line-up, could Alpine be set for another change?
Paul Aron is also part of their junior🌸 academy and could be an alternative to Colaღpinto.
However, it seems unlikely Colapinto would be at risk so soon,෴ particularly given hi🏅s significant financial backing.
Colapinto starred during his short stint for Williams, replacing 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Logan Sargeant after the summer break in 2024.
His form led to interest from ♛Red Bull and Alpine.
With Alpine already signing Doohan alongside 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly, they could only take himꦰ on as their test and reserve driver.
Colapinto’s promo𓆏tion was inevitable, earning the ca💛ll-up after Miami.
But so🍌 far, Colapinto has struggled to replicate the performances and results which put Alex Albon under scr⛦utiny at Williams last year.
Herbert expected more from Colapinto
While Col🧜apinto hasn’t scored a big result for Alpine yet, luck hasn’t been entirely on his side.
Colapinto showed good pace at the Spanish Grand Prꦦix, but a technical issue curtailed his Q1 a♑nd ultimately knocked him out.
Speaking to , Herbert explained why Colapinto must deli🐼ver a big performance soon.
“It’s always a difficult one. When you’re given an opportunity, you have to grab it and impress people,” Herbert said. “Jack Doohan didn’t do that and F🃏ranco Colapinto’s expectations have been very high.
“Flavio Briatore put a lot of faith into Colapinto and has t♊hrown him into Alpine. You would expect Colapinto’s performances to be better with the standard he set last season.
“He has shown elements of where he can be as quick or maybe quicker than Pierre Gasly, but he hasn’t been consistent with his speed. We never saw Doohan able to bounce back, Colapinto needs to bounce back soon, or he will be♋come a name that was highly thought of and nothing more.”

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