🗣️'We need to find a driver that's capable of scoring big points right away. This basically leads us towards a more senior driver.' AlpineF1Team prefers to sign experienced F1 driver for 2023, but says jackdoohan33 is an option:
That is why youngsters like Doohan, who is part of Alpine’s Academy, and Nyck de Vries, who impressed in a debut outing forAlpine CEO Laurent Rossi said the priority for the team was to secure a driver who would score points from the off, rather than need time to build himself up.
“Otmar [Szafnauer] is leading the process: seeing all of the drivers discussing with them, assessing options, assessing them here, potentially assessing them in tests. So I guess it's going to be a process that is going to last a little bit.Photo by: Formula Motorsport Ltd “I mean, the conversations we have are very impressive. I think something clicked; he made a step, which is really good.”
“I'd rather have him damage his first wing somewhere else; find his limits in a new car, because the step is big from an F2 to an F1.
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