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The closer you get to the top, the bigger and riskier those decisions become and the less time there is to make up for mistakes.Every practice, qualifying session and race from the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship™ LIVE in 4K.Australian rising star Jack Doohan hopes the decision he made late last year to commit to the reserve role at the beleaguered Alpine F1 team is the one that will land him a coveted spot on the Formula 1 grid.
“I had plenty of options in various different series this year, all in top motorsport categories,” he tells Fox Sports. “Hypercar in World Endurance Championship, IndyCar, Super Formula and even in middle of last year Formula E — everything was there.“It was the decision that Alpine wanted. They wanted me just completely, solely and only focused on Formula 1 and solely focused on getting a Formula 1 seat.
“It’s great just to be able to evolve my understanding of the strategy, the warm-up, the structure of the session and also just my understanding of each individual department. “There are commitments with all of the engineering, comms, marketing and media briefings across the weekend,” he explains. “And then post-session and the drivers meeting with all the drivers on Friday afternoon.”“What’s great obviously for me that Alpine provide is I get a further 5000 kilometres of F1 testing in the 2022 generation of car this year, which is more than any other reserve driver and quite high mileage,” he says.
Besides lacking competitive seat time, he’s also tied himself to what’s turned out to be the worst team on the grid in 2024 despite its manufacturer status and title-winning history. The A525 is the slowest car on the grid by a significant margin. Over a single lap it’s been on average 1.737 seconds off the pace and 0.207 seconds slower than the next quickest car, built by the perennially underfunded Sauber.
When Doohan gets back to Europe is when his hard work will really start — and when a valuable opportunity will present itself. “It gives us the chance to feed back whether this is a good direction to go for in the next session or to try maybe a set-up that they’re not so sure about, that could be 50-50, to confirm that.In a moment of crisis for the team, it gives Doohan an important and potentially crucial role in Alpine getting the most out of its opportunities race to race.
“It’s tough being at the track and not racing; however, I know it’s for the best, and it’s just important to keep the common goal in sight, why we’re doing what we’re doing.His path to an F1 seat is narrow and uncertain.
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