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Doohan prepared for problem of F1 regardless of excessive rookie benchmark
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Doohan prepared for problem of F1 regardless of excessive rookie benchmark

By Miles Cooper December 2, 2024
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Alpine boss Oliver Oakes believes that Jack Doohan is effectively ready for his Method 1 debut on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, though admits the benchmark set by different debutants this yr is excessive.

Doohan will substitute Esteban Ocon for the season finale after the Frenchman was launched from the crew to affix Haas within the end-of-season check at Yas Marina.

The Australian, son of five-time motorcycling world champion Mick, has undergone an intensive testing of earlier vehicles programme in preparation for his debut subsequent yr in lieu of any racing actions this season.

Oakes believes that Doohan ought to cope effectively with the calls for, though says that this yr’s performances of in-season substitutes like Ollie Bearman does increase the bar of expectation.

“I feel anybody who will get thrown into an F1 automotive in a race like that, it is by no means simple to guage, is it?,” Oakes mentioned.

“I feel the issue is you’ve got bought the benchmark that Bearman set [at Jeddah], which was phenomenal. And I imply this in a pleasant means, as he is massively gifted, however you had Kimi with the type of stress in Monza.

“I feel on the finish of the day, Jack’s simply bought to take it as he finds it. I feel he is skilled sufficient to deal with it. I feel as effectively, when you ease into the weekend, FP1, FP2, you possibly can construct as much as it as effectively.

Doohan prepared for problem of F1 regardless of excessive rookie benchmark

Jack Doohan, Alpine A524

Photograph by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Pictures

Oakes defined that the worthiness of the crew’s TPC programme for younger drivers was demonstrated by Oscar Piastri’s emergence in F1 – even when his predecessors fumbled the Melburnian’s signing forward of 2023 as Piastri went to McLaren.

He added that Doohan’s presence within the Alpine storage implies that his working information of the crew ought to stand him in good stead for his debut.

“I feel the programme has been, I dare say, effectively deliberate for him. I feel though the crew would not get a lot credit score from the [Oscar] Piastri state of affairs, they clearly are fairly good with younger drivers and getting ready them.

“And I feel Jack’s been on that very same path. He is been with me fairly a bit within the storage.

“He listens to the intercom with me, and Flav, giving us his two pennies as effectively. So I am certain he is prepared for it.”

Doohan will race together with his reserve driver quantity, 61, for the Abu Dhabi race – however will take the #7 for 2025 as Kimi Raikkonen’s allocation of the quantity expired this season.

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