One thing about Alpine’s movements over the past 24 hours was wholly expected; the other was not.
Promoting Franco Colapinto to the racing line-up at the expense of Jack Doohan was forecast not only in the past few days, but before a wheel was even turned this season; signing the loquacious Argentine was seen to put pressure on Doohan to perform. Doohan was thus thrust into the unenviable position of having to bat off questions about his future before he’d even taken part in the season opener.
