F1 panel: It would be right for alpine to replace dowhan with collapto?

Everyone who follows Formula 1 Jack dohanSmissed before time Alpine After a handful of race in 2025, he started walking in Padock in early last November. Their possible replacement name has also been known since then. Franco Colapinto Just don’t leave Williams To polish the substitute bench – and it Looks like he is being asked to stand soonWear clothes and go to the cockpit.

But is it not too early to dismiss Dowhan? And was his start sufficiently disappointing for 2025 that he is eligible to be replaced after just six rounds?

Our international panel of authors says.

Doohan was ruined to fail, so why wait?

Suppose that Dowhan is under the pressure of his journey as a full-time driver for Alpine-Press that is fuel by large-scale (sometimes not like that) by unclear statements-that one can argue whether Alpine is right to consider changing it. This question always seemed less about “if” and “when”.

Dowhan’s days were being counted from the beginning, and the dice was loaded in favor of Colapinto. Australians could not be unaware of this. However, he did not give himself any favor with his team partner’s performance on the track rarely and his big and foolish accidents in the most expensive events.

Therefore, while it is true that Dowhan’s seat was never safe beyond some GP, she also failed to show enough, and certainly not as much as Colapinto did during her short term in Williams last year. (Argentina also had some major accidents, but at least they scored points.) In short, it is not a step that presents any big sports risk and can offer some attractive financial opportunities, so why wait?

– Fabian Galard

He had six races to prove himself – not everyone got so much

It is not a question whether Alpine is correct or not, it is a question of results. Doohan is not really there because in Australia began to be less than two months ago, and six rounds in F1 these days are enough to know whether a driver can distribute.

Let’s look at the facts. There is a legend – a word is used in Padock in the last weekend in Miami – that Dohan has shown a brightness of raw motion in a lap. But Pierre Galli So far it has been excluded from 6–2 – the sprints include – and the average difference between the two is 0.367 seconds. If it is the best card of Dohan, it does not look great.

When it comes to racing, Galley has overtaken Dohan in five out of six races. If you are wondering which Grand Prix defeated Australians French – Okay, when Galley was disqualified for a technical violation in Shanghai after being ranked 11th, beyond Dohan.

On the other hand, Alpine has a driver in Colapinto, who has already proved that he could swim at a deep end, as it was clear when he started his racing term with Williams. He scored points in Baku – with a Q3 appearance – only in his second race, and again in Austin, on the way to complete his first five Grands Prix with an average completion of 10.6. Dohan is still – in separate machinery – 15.6.

It is true that Argentina had some major accidents in Brazil and Las Vegas then, but the former interlagos came into a very difficult rainfall, while later it happened because he was giving all himself to go to Q3 – which is a very different landscape to crash on a Friday in Suzuka. Too, Alex albon Later remarked that the Williams had become more difficult to drive at that stage of the FW46 season.

You can actually feel for dowhan if it is actually the end of her time with Alpine – her position may probably be different if the collapinto was not waiting on the edge. But when you come to F1, you cannot choose, and F1 does not wait for anyone. Finally, they got six races to prove themselves – some did not find this season …

– Federico Feturos

Does Brytor now do ‘Ek Vuraz’ for Dohan?

The story of Dowhan and Flavio Brytor reminds me of the story of an Austrian – Alexander Wuraz and Flavio Brytor. In early 1998, Wuraz was the next big thing of Formula 1 – if only for a few months. However, when he refused to sign a management deal with Brytor and later dropped out of favor, his career suddenly took a slowdown.

Doohan is now learning the same lesson: It is difficult to maintain a Formula 1 career within a Briatore -led team until you have complete backing of Brytor. One can debate whether Dohan is a future world champion. Personally, I don’t think so. But the fact is that the speculation about their replacement with Colapinto during the off-season, even before the race, needs to unlock their full potential.

Will Dowhan perform better if his future is not said in constant question? Yes, most likely. Will their performance be strong enough to keep Colapinto – with their talent and financial incentive – that indefinitely – indefinitely? Probably not. Not in least long time.

It is a pity that Oliver Ox did not seize several opportunities, they had to end rumors once and for all. A statement that includes “today as” is not a statement. Like you don’t praise by saying, “Yes, but …” This was taught me some Toto Wolf once.

I would like to see how good Dowhan could have been if his team had given him full confidence. But I think the ship has left. Poor Jack was never given a serious chance.

– Christian Nimmarvol

Argentina will not hurt money, but it is about the first performance

I personally would like to see Dohan more time, because I believe in giving enough seat time to believe – see – see – see Yuki Sunoda – And from all accounts he is a good boy. But the F1 is clearly a cruel, performance -led business, and other debutants have shown that, with current equipment at their disposal, they may be expected to perform immediately at a higher level. This means that not only shows the glow of motion, as Dowhan has done, but also more consistent, trouble-free performance that teams F1 may rely to the top in the nearest midfield battle in history.

For many reasons, it has not yet happened for Dohan – which is a matter of shame.

Now the question is whether this continuity will come in good times or not? It seems clear that it is a question that when, no, ends in the collapinto seat. Otherwise, why go through the problem of loosening her with Williams – who also believed that he would eventually be promoted? If the team feels that Dowhan’s adaptation is going to take a very priceless time, or just not really physical at all, you can see why it would slot into a prepared replacement ahead of a busy European run-in instead of delay in indispensable. Clapinto’s commercial link will not hurt, but I think it is about the first performance.

– Philip Clean

Dooohan simply failed to impress – and it matters in F1

I really feel for Jack. Many people in Padock are not as humble, humble and acceptable and, if Miami’s race was their last in F1, it is really tragic. Losing a job he loves and was so desperate to get that you would not wish anyone.

Nevertheless, she may know that things can change quickly if he does not distribute. And finally, he did not. Yes, as a crook, he was kept in a very difficult position and asked to perform directly, but the situation must have been very different that his path for F1 was more successful. And you cannot separate two parts of the career. Those who prove themselves excellent in junior categories, get more time and patience from their F1 owners. And, in most cases, they prove themselves much faster than those who did not really shine in the previous championships.

Dowhan got a good chance in F1 because he was probably entitled – and after all, it was to work in his hands. In extremely difficult circumstances, under heavy pressure – still he still got that opportunity.

The path of the Colapinto for F1 was not either straight – yet, when he got the seat of Williams, what he really did, F1 Padock did so much: he impressed.

And eventually all this is known…

– Oleg Karpov