Martin Brundle insists “F1 just isn’t a ending college” as Alpine have made the choice to axe Jack Doohan.
Doohan has been stood down from his race driver position for no less than the following 5 races, with Franco Colapinot being drafted in till and together with the Austrian GP.
The change has been one muted since Colapinto was signed by Alpine as a reserve driver in January, with the staff going through nearly weekly questions on Doohan’s long-term future.
Reflecting on the scenario, and talking earlier than the information was made official, Brundle feels Doohan was unfortunate to be eliminated, however that F1 stays “a brutal enterprise.”
“Is it about cash? Has Colapinto actually bought this cash?” Brundle mused on the Sky Sports activities F1 podcast.
“He dismantled just a few Williams, however he confirmed lots of potential, and on the finish of the day, if a driver, no matter their identify or expertise, if they don’t seem to be performing properly sufficient and they’re doing lots of injury to their automotive, regardless of the contracts say [they will be replaced].
“Flavio is definitely a part of Jack’s administration staff as properly which is barely clouding the problem, but when he isn’t in a position to get the job achieved, they will make a change.
“You type of assume, give him till the summer season break as a rookie to search out his ft and present what he can do as a result of he has proven flashes of velocity and potential, however it is a brutal enterprise.
“It’s not a ending college, it’s Components 1.”
