The pressure was on driver and team to perform quickly. For whatever reason, Jack Doohan fell short over six races with Alpine

Jack Doohan has been dropped from his F1 seat at Alpine – with Franco Colapinto replacing him for the next five races. Doohan, 22, only made his F1 race debut at last year’s season-ending grand prix in Abu Dhabi, replacing Esteban Ocon, but has been under pressure from the start of the 2025 season.

Oscar Piastri told compatriot Jack Doohan “hold your head up high” after Alpine made the decision to replace him with Franco Colapinto. The call comes just six rounds into the F1 2025 campaign, with Doohan dropping to the sidelines to make space for Argentine Franco Colapinto,