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As Jack Doohan embarks on his rookie F1 season with Alpine, a potential replacement in Franco Colapinto is already waiting in the wings.
According to a recent poll by RacingNews365, F1 fans overwhelmingly believe that Alpine will replace Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto either before or during the 2025 summer break. Doohan, an Australian driver, seems to be facing significant pressure to perform well, especially starting with his home grand prix in Melbourne in March. When Doohan signed with Alpine last summer, the emergence of Colapinto in the latter part of the year threatened Doohan’s position in Team Enstone. Despite already having Paul Aron and Ryo Hirakawa in line for test and reserve roles, Alpine tried to release Colapinto from his Williams contract to strengthen its lineup. The poll indicates that over 75 percent of respondents doubt Doohan will retain his role beyond the summer break, with 43 percent speculating that he could be replaced after just five or six rounds into the season. Only 15 percent of voters believe Doohan will not be replaced by Colapinto at all. For more details, you can check out the full results of the RacingNews365 poll, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section.
