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RacingNews365 takes a look at the data behind Jack Doohan and Franco Colapinto at Alpine. Did Alpine make the right decision?
Alpine’s decision to demote Jack Doohan to reverse driver after a tricky start to the season with new tracks and a Sprint race was considered harsh, given his rookie status. Franco Colapinto took over the seat from Imola after Doohan was booted out following the Miami Grand Prix. Initially a five-race test, Briatore instructed Colapinto to “drive fast, score points and don’t crash.” Analyzing Doohan, Colapinto, and Gasly’s performances, we compared their average qualifying deficits, grid positions, head-to-heads, and race results for the first six races each driver competed in. Qualifying times were based on the outright fastest times set by each driver and Gasly.
