Colapinto to step in for Doohan? The Australian suggests longer stay in F1

13:52, 30 Apr

Updated: 15:17, 30 Apr

byNorberto Mujica

Jack Doohan outlines areas of improvement in his F1 performance so far, and claims to be growing ever-confident in himself and Alpine as replacement rumours swirl.

The young Australian's seat at Alpine has been at risk - in the media anyways - since his F1 debut in Abu Dhabi last year, with Argentine Franco Colapinto as the common denominator in each replacement rumour, wrongly it must be said, since GPblog understands Alpine's reserve driver, Paul Aron is outperforming the Argentine.

However, Doohan is not all that worried and dreams of a bright future in F1, and as GPblog unders

"Me and Gabby (Gabriel Bortoleto, ed.) were speaking just earlier and we said hopefully very soon we're not having these fights for the final positions, but in the points and further up," the Australian said to media, including GPblog, after the race in Jeddah.

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For that future Doohan is dreaming of to actually become a reality, the Australian has outlined the areas where he needs to improve on, claiming strides have already been made in an essential aspect of modern F1 racing: qualifying.

"I think we're going to want to focus on the tyres. I think we're there or thereabouts on the qualifying pace. I think once we start a bit further up, then we can be a bit more safe, not be so adventurous on the strategy, and things will just roll over a little bit more."

"There's obviously a sprint in Miami, but the goal is to start on the front foot, be inside the top ten in qualifying, and then do our best to stick there for the race."

"For sure, my confidence in this paddock, inside the car, working with the team, has grown, and I'm continuing also to learn just how to optimise my package and also how to optimise our PU. Every lap I'm still learning and growing more and more confident."