They can fire an F1 driver before the start of the season

Already towards the end of last year’s Formula 1 season, there were reports that Alpine could shake up its driver line-up, which had been announced for months at the time. Jack Doohant officially became the team’s 2025 driver four days before Franco Colapinto was given the opportunity at Williams.

The Argentinian, who replaced Logan Sargeant, was nowhere near perfect in his nine races, but his performance was convincing and attention-grabbing. However, the year ended without any changes, in fact, Doohan was able to make his debut in Formula 1 ahead of time, at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

However, it is in the deck that it could have been the first and last race of the Australian driver at the same time, at least the Argentinian Olé Diary according to The local paper reportedly knows from a very reliable source that Alpine is ready to sign a contract with Colapinto, so much so that the big announcement could even happen this week.

In this case, Doohan would probably be bought out of his contract, which, according to their sources, only covers the first six races of the 2025 F1 season. Of course, this would not be an obstacle, we have seen that Red Bull exceeds this with an even higher value contract.

Jack Doohan (Kép: Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images)

The paper also mentions an Instagram story, which also reveals that the Colapintos have no peace from an F1 point of view. The pilot’s father, Anibal, wrote in a story: there are few of us who already know everything… F1 2025.

Franco Colapinto maybe he can be in F1 2025!
Anibal, his father, says it in an IG post.
“There are few of us who already know everything…F12025” pic.twitter.com/wH8vWsoX8E

— Franco Colapinto Fans (@Joaco_Colapinto) January 6, 2025

Whatever the end of the story, the fact is that Flavio Briatore, Alpine’s senior adviser, did indeed negotiate with Colapinto. “Yes, that is true. I’m always looking for the best opportunities,” said a Sports pictureto. In relation to the driver situation, the Italian specialist stated that it is guaranteed that Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan will start the season with the team, however, such a sentence also left the mouth of the The Parisiandeclaring that “there is only one thing we can be sure of, death.”