How long has the writing been on the wall for Jack Doohan at Alpine? About four months. The moment Franco Colapinto was acquired from Williams as a reserve driver in January, it did not take a mastermind to ascertain that the Australian’s tenure in a race seat was set to be short-lived. It was a ticking time bomb of a driver seat.
The last 24 hours of chaotic announcements emanating from the Alpine press office also tell us what we’ve known, Netflix and all, since his shock return last summer: Flavio Briatore is at the wheel of the ship. A ship on very rocky waters.
