{"id":29937,"date":"2025-02-01T07:43:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T12:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=29937"},"modified":"2025-02-01T07:44:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T12:44:27","slug":"jack-doohan-looks-forward-to-cementing-my-place-at-alpine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2025\/02\/01\/jack-doohan-looks-forward-to-cementing-my-place-at-alpine\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Doohan Looks Forward to “Cementing my Place” at Alpine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before even making his full-time F1 debut, Jack Doohan has been at the centre of persistent speculation. Alpine’s multi-year contract with Franco Colapinto<\/a>, currently the team’s reserve driver, is seen as a direct threat to the Australian’s position.<\/p>\n

It doesn’t help that Flavio Briatore has made no guarantees that Doohan will finish 2025 at Alpine.<\/p>\n

Despite this, the 22-year-old makes clear his intention this year is to solidify himself at Team Enstone.<\/p>\n

Doohan ready to fight for his place<\/h2>\n

Although rookies always face immense pressure, there are few who enter F1 in more uncertain circumstances than Jack Doohan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Despite Alpine’s decision to offer him a 2025 contract last summer, there have been consistent reports about the French team evaluating alternatives.<\/p>\n

Flavio Briatore, who oversees the team’s big decisions as Executive Advisor, made no secret of his negotiations with Colapinto<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Because of this, it was not entirely a surprise to see Alpine signing a long-term contract with the Argentine.<\/p>\n

The agreement signed last month, which is understood to be a five-year deal, means that Colapinto is almost certainly going to become a full-time driver.<\/p>\n

This puts Doohan in a hugely uncomfortable position, with his prospects in the sport under immediate threat.<\/p>\n

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