Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher has criticized Alpine's driver selection shootout as unfair, citing differences in track temperatures between the two sessions.
Alpine recently announced Doohan as the team's second driver alongside Pierre Gasly for the 2025 season. The change came a few weeks after parent team Renault rehired former team principal Flavio Briatore as executive advisor to CEO Luca de Meo.
To choose the best of the two, Alpine held a test run at the Paul Ricard circuit in July, where both drivers were put behind the wheel of a 2022 Alpine F1 car. While Mick's prospects were high of securing the F1 seat, as per Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, he lost the opportunity to his friend Doohan, who agreed to a one-year deal with the Enstone outfit.
“If you approach a test like that, you have to doubt that they took it seriously. I think it’s a shame because it’s just not fair and because nobody else gets the chance.”post. The Alpine F1 team posted the following message suggesting Doohan's hiring:“That’s absolutely not the way!“People are being thrown out, thrown back in and so on. Flavio is kind of floating above it.”
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