Jack Doohan ziet F1-kansen langzaamaan verdwijnen: 'Moet realistisch zijn'

jack doohan ziet f1-kansen langzaamaan verdwijnen: 'moet realistisch zijn'

Jack Doohan ziet F1-kansen langzaamaan verdwijnen: ‘Moet realistisch zijn’

Jack Doohan erkent dat de kans dat hij ooit in de Formule 1 terecht komt met de dag kleiner wordt. Dat vertelt hij tegenover Speedcafe.com. De Australiër heeft dit jaar niks anders op de kalender staan dan reservecoureur zijn bij Alpine en hoopt zich daar te kunnen laten zien.

Met het oog op 2025 en het silly season dat eraan gekoppeld is, ziet Doohan wel mogelijkheden: “Ik denk dat er veel kansen gaan zijn. Het zou heel fijn zijn om door te gaan bij Alpine, maar ik wil gewoon coureur zijn. Ik wil in het stoeltje zitten en ik weet dat ik kan presteren.” De kansen liggen er ook zeker voor Doohan. In 2025 zijn er op het moment van schrijven ruim acht teams waar minstens één stoeltje beschikbaar is. Daaronder valt ook Alpine: het contract van zowel Pierre Gasly als Esteban Ocon loopt na 2024 af.

Concurrentiestrijd Alpine

Eerder deze maand zat Doohan in de A521, de auto uit 2021, om in Barcelona kilometers te maken. Het idee daarachter is om de overgang naar de F1 makkelijker te maken. De verwachting is dat hij in 2024 tweemaal in VT1 zal rijden, iets wat hij in Mexico en Abu Dhabi al eerder heeft gedaan. “Toen ik VT1 reed afgelopen jaar zat ik maar een halve tiende van Pierre vandaan,’’ aldus Doohan.

Hij vervolgt: “Ik ben er zeker van dat als ik in die auto zit, ik kan presteren. De klok tikt daarentegen wel door, er komen veel jonge coureurs aan. Dat is de realiteit, je moet realistisch zijn.’’ Alpine heeft ook nog talentvolle coureurs als Victor Martins, Kush Maini, Nikola Tsolov en Gabriele Mini in zijn opleidingsprogramma.

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