Doohan: Alpine F1 discussions add motivation to perform in F2

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Doohan: Alpine F1 discussions add motivation to perform in F2
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🗣️'For me it’s motivation to work hard. Not that I wasn’t working hard, but to almost know I need to show my maturity.' jackdoohan33 says the discussions around his future with AlpineF1Team have served as motivation for him to perform in Formula2 ⬇️

The F2 rookie is a contender for the vacant Alpine Formula 1 seat for 2023 as team-mate to Esteban Ocon after Fernando Alonso announced his move to Aston Martin.to secure a driver who would score points from the offBut he said Doohan was on the team’s radar and “certainly has a very good sense of timing, because he's performing immensely at the moment”.

The Australian, who currently lies fourth in the F2 standings, would be eligible for a superlicence even if he drops to fifth in the Abu Dhabi finale. He finished second in Formula 3 last season, earning 25 points towards a superlicence, and would pass the threshold of 40 superlicence points by earning an additional 20 for fifth in F2.

“I know it’s there, so for me it’s motivation to work hard. Not that I wasn’t working hard, but to almost know I need to show my maturity, I need to show my head and I need to show that I’m capable of putting myself together.“If it’s not P1, it’s taking P4 with a car that can take P4, and I’m not really under any pressure so I can just enjoy what I’m doing, and I love this.Doohan had his first taste of F1 machinery in Qatar in May, driving a 2021-spec A521 chassis.

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