Motorsport: New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen claimed his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in Saturday's Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway.
SVG claims NASCAR victory in Portland | 00:49Alpine will part ways with Esteban Ocon at the end of the season, creating a vacancy for reserve driver and Australian rising start Jack Doohan to make his Formula 1 debut in 2025.
The loss of Piastri was a case of catastrophic mismanagement, but with so little of the 2022-era management in place, such drama is distant in the rear-view mirror. Alpine gave him a free practice outing in 2021 but released him to the Alfa Romeo-branded Sauber team the following year, where he’s still racing until at least the end of this season.The Aussie was already marked out as something special when he joined the junior team in 2020. Winning the F3 title that season and the F2 championship the following year — both on debut — confirmed that the French team had a generational talent on its hands.
The Australian has the racing pedigree to deserve a crack at the big time, and his sure, steady trajectory of improvement suggests he could make a real fist of it. Despite the disappointing outcome, there’s no denying Doohan’s massive improvement over his four years in the feeder series. “I’m trying to stay sharp. The 5000 kilometres will be great. I’m keeping up my very high level of training and just staying ready so I am ready to jump in the car.
It’s an unlikely acquisition, though, with Sainz said to be choosing between Williams and the future Audi project at Sauber.is a more realistic target, and his 10 race wins and 20 poles would make him a valuable pick-up for any team scrapping for points. He is, however, on several shortlists this silly season, and Alpine’s woeful position near the back of the pack may not immediately entire.
With Doohan under contract, Alpine can afford to wait if it wants to weigh up its options, and with at least three rookies tipped to debut next season — Oliver Bearman at Haas, Andrea Kimi Antonelli at Mercedes and Liam Lawson at RB — some experienced drivers will be forced to the table sooner or later.WHAT’S NEXT FOR ESTEBAN OCON?
With Sainz reportedly weighing up a potential Williams move, the odds of Ocon finding refuge in Switzerland are shortening.The American team will almost certainly place Oliver Bearman into Nico Hülkenberg’s vacated seat, but Kevin Magnussen is increasingly thought to be on the outer.
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