Alpine reveal key trait they want in search for Esteban Ocon replacement
Alpine's Bruno Famin has explain🐽ed what the team want as they search for an Esteban Ocon replacement.
Alpine are seeking “professionalism” in the driver that will ultimately replace the outgoing168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Esteban Ocon for the 2025 F1 season.
In the wake of a collision with Alpine teammate168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Pierre Gasly at the Monaco Grand Prix, Alpine announced that Ocon would be leaving the team at the end of the year after five seasons with the🐽 team.
Both Alpine and Ocon insisted that the crash with Gasly, who is expected to remain at the Anglo-French outfit in 2025, did not 🥂influence ꦜthe decision to part ways.
Speaking 🦄at the Canadian Grand Prix, Alpine team principal Bru🐷no Famin explained what the team are prioritising amid their search for a replacement.
While Famin insisted that the relationship between the two drivers does not necessarily matter, he stressed the importance of having drivers who are professi♉onal.
"I think the relationship doesn't matter. The professionalism matters. We need prꦿofessional drivers," Famin told Sky Sports F1 in Montreal.
"They need to work together. It's part of the job to be able to work 🍸with his team-mate to get the best for the team.”
Famin confirmed that Alpiꦺne reserve driver Jack Doohan is in the running for a full-time seat next year, but said the 21-year-old Australian is not the only candidate.
“He’s an option for sure. Jack is an option,” Famin ex𝄹plained.
"We are preparing him, he has been testing for a long time. He has quite a heavy testing programm♏e and we're happy with that, and let's see how he develops.
“He is one possibiliꦯty, among others, but he is a possibility for sure.”
Other drivers to be linked with the vacant Alpine seat include Sauber pair 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas and168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Zhou Guanyu.
Mercedes reserve driver 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mick Schumacher, who races for Alpine in t๊he World Endurance Championship, i♕s also considered a potential replacement for Ocon.
However, the son of legendary seven-time F1 world champion Michael is viewed as an outsider at tﷺhis stage.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Daniel Ricciardo, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kevin Magnussen and168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Logan Sargeant are all yet to secure seats f𝓡or next season.
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