On Friday morning - while waiting for Free Practice 1 of the Zandvoort GP - thearrival in Formula 1 jack doohan that, in 2025, will replace Esteban Ocon in Alpine.
The Enstone team chooses from its own Academy
The announcement came a few hours before the FP1 of the Zandvoort weekend, a session that will officially mark the end of the summer break. Doohan, class 2003, will join Pierre Gasly starting next season. News, that of his move to the top category, which does not come like a bolt from the blue, given that the rumors of his promotion had intensified in recent periods.
Il first name on the list to replace issue #31 was to Carlos Sainz, but the Madrid native's move to Williams brought the Enstone team to look elsewhere: in your Academy. Jacks, son of the 500cc motorcycle world champion, he joined the French family as early as 2022. From 2023, the Australian is also reserve pilot di Alpine and participated in six free practice sessions, which seem to have convinced the team to entrust him with next year's car.
Jack Doohan will race for Alpine in 2025
"I'm happy I earned the promotion to a full-time seat in 2025 with BTW Alpine F1 Team", said Jack Doohan after the announcement. He then continued by saying: “I am grateful for the trust, now there is a lot of work to do to be prepared and ready, I will give my best to absorb as much information and knowledge as possible to take this step forward”. Jack also underlines how happy he is to be the first Alpine Academy driver to debut in F1: “It is truly a great satisfaction to be the first Academy graduate to win a place on the team, I am extremely grateful to those who supported me throughout my journey and made this a reality".
The Oliver Oakes, substitute by Bruno Famin, spoke about Doohan's promotion. “We are delighted with Jack's promotion to full-time seat next season and, in doing so, give him the opportunity to showcase his skills in an F1 car. Personally I worked with Jack in 2019 and am fully aware of his talent and raw potential. We have a balanced driver line-up, with a combination of energy, experience and pure speed. We look forward to working with Jack and Pierre to continue developing the single-seater e bring the team to the top positions of the grid".
