Alpine confirms Colapinto will replace Doohan for next five rounds as team rotates drivers.
Alpine said in a statement Colapinto will take Doohan’s place for the next five rounds at Imola, Monaco, Catalunya, Montreal and Red Bull Ring. The team then intends to re-evaluate its driver line-up before the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
7th May 2025
Keith Collantine
RaceFans

Doohan’s future at the team looked shakier after they benched him during the first practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. They ran Ryo Hirakawa instead, a substitution which did not count towards the team’s quota of rookie driver runs, as they had already fulfilled that obligation on Doohan’s car.

Doohan, who made his F1 debut at the final round of last season, said he was proud to have achieved his ambition to become an F1 driver. “Obviously this latest chapter is a tough one for me to take because, as a professional driver, naturally I want to be racing,” he said. “That said, I appreciate the team’s trust and commitment.”

Colapinto said joining the team in time for the run of three consecutive rounds beginning next week will be “intense and a big challenge for everyone. I have stayed sharp, and I am as ready as possible with the team’s race support testing programme, as well as on the simulator at Enstone. I will do my best to get up to speed quickly and give it my all to deliver the best possible results alongside Pierre.”

‘Next five rounds at Imola, Monaco, Catalunya, Montreal and Red Bull Ring’;

https://www.racefans.net/2025/05/07/...t-five-rounds/


Report: Jack Doohan was privately furious after taking the fall for error that cost Alpine £1.3m this season
6 May 2025
David Comerford
F1 Oversteer

Alpine showed a lack of class after Jack Doohan’s 185mph Japan crash. Replays showed that he’d kept the DRS open into the high-speed right-hander, a technique he’d used in the simulator. As a result, he didn’t have enough downforce to make the corner. Doohan accepted that this was his mistake, but according to The Race, Alpine didn’t tell him ‘to do anything different’. Therefore, they had to bear a ‘degree of responsibility’.

While senior Alpine staff tried to ‘help Doohan as best they could’, he was left to take the fall. ‘He was not happy’ with the lack of support he received. Doohan’s Suzuka crash cost Alpine £1.3m, a major dent in the cost cap. But the team arguably showed a lack of class by making him a scapegoat.

‘Privately furious’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/jac...m-this-season/


‘He can be very proud’ – Piastri voices support for Doohan after fellow Australian’s Alpine demotion
May 8th, 2025
Formula One - Official Site

Oscar Piastri has shared support for Jack Doohan following the news that the Alpine driver will lose his race seat from the upcoming Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix weekend.

“I think if it is the end of the road for Jack, he can be very proud of firstly making it to F1,” Piastri told the Wide World of Sports show. “It’s not an easy thing, especially coming from Australia – there’s a lot of hard decisions along the way.
“If he has had his final race, I think hold your head up high, you’ve been an F1 driver, and no one can take that away from you.”

‘He can be very proud’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...wMMrGRbuFBPzIA


‘Got inside his head’: F1 icon’s brutal verdict for Norris vs ‘street fighter’ Piastri
May 8th, 2025
Matthew Sullivan from News.com.au
Fox Sports (Australia)

One former F1 driver believes Oscar Piastri has “got inside Lando Norris’ head” as commentators float the theory Max Verstappen races the Aussie differently to his McLaren teammate. Piastri has a rocket ship of a car this season but the ease at which he’s overtaken Verstappen in recent times has sparked comparisons to Norris’ struggles with getting past the Dutchman.

Asked on Sky Sports if Verstappen races Piastri differently to Norris, commentator Martin Brundle said: “100 per cent, yes unquestionably. I think he (Verstappen) knows that there’s something a bit more street fighter about Oscar Piastri, he saw it in Jeddah. I think Max knows he’s got a different animal when Oscar’s in his mirrors, not by much, than Lando.”

“Just (in terms of the) positioning of the car, there’s a decisiveness about what he did (overtaking Verstappen in Miami). You can’t criticise Lando’s race craft because the way he passed the Mercedes and eventually Max was just top drawer. But I have absolutely no doubt, and just what he says as well, that Max realises Oscar’s a different deal in wheel to wheel combat.”

‘Got inside his head’;

https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsp...99d1177cbfa55b


The McLaren 'secret' teams are falling over themselves to expose
May 8, 2025
Emily Patterson
Channel 9's Wide World of Sports

McLaren has a car design "secret" that the rest of the Formula 1 grid is scrambling to expose, according to Mercedes star George Russell. The papaya team's early-season dominance is largely thanks to their superior tyre temperature management, and rivals are scrambling to catch up.

Across the six grand prix so far this season, the McLaren MCL39 has dominated. For the most part, this is because of their car's ability to keep its tyre temperatures controlled in warmer conditions. In Miami, the hottest race of the season so far, its advantage was on clear display - Oscar Piastri leading home teammate Lando Norris some 30 seconds clear of Russell in third.

‘Design secret’;

https://www.nine.com.au/sport/motors...08-p5lxoh.html


'That's got to hurt': Bernie Collins suspects Lewis Hamilton will privately be ‘hurt’ by what he saw at Mercedes in Miami
8 May 2025
David Comerford
F1 Oversteer

Lewis Hamilton will be hurt by Kimi Antonelli fanfare, Bernie Collins says. While Ferrari still have just one podium to their name this season, Russell scored Mercedes’ fourth in six rounds in Miami. But Antonelli made even bigger headlines by taking Sprint pole on Friday evening.

Antonelli became the youngest pole-sitter in any format in F1 history. While a first-corner run-in with Oscar Piastri cost him places and he later collided with Max Verstappen in the pit lane, this was still the moment he announced himself as a future superstar. Hamilton is even struggling to beat Carlos Sainz, the driver he replaced at Ferrari. Midfield outfit Williams have occasionally shown the pace to disrupt the top teams.

“There were some comments from Lewis over the weekend about how good it was to see Kimi Antonelli on the Sprint pole,” Collins said. “That’s got to hurt, hasn’t it? That’s like seeing your ex having a much better new other half. As much as Lewis is saying all the right things, a little bit inside of you has got to feel that in Sprint qualifying.”

'That's got to hurt';

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/ber...edes-in-miami/


Ferrari hand Lewis Hamilton blow ahead of 2025 Emilia Romagna GP
The team confirms an upgrade will be introduced, but won’t be for pure performance
7 May 2025
Brandon Sutton
Total Motorsport

Ferrari hand Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc a blow ahead of the 2025 Emilia Romagna GP by confirming an upgrade package is on the way, but that it won’t fix their problems with the SF-25 car.

“There will be updates for Imola,” Vasseur told media, including Total-Motorsport.com. “But it’s not just about development. It’s about finding the best compromise with this car. We definitely have a small step planned for Imola.”

“Then another one for Barcelona,” Vasseur added. “But the most important thing is to put everything together. Imola will likely suit us better than Miami, because we struggle a lot in low-speed corners.”

‘Ferrari hand Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc a blow’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/fer...ia-romagna-gp/


Ferrari now working on ‘totally unexpected’ change to fix what’s ‘compromising’ Lewis Hamilton
8 May 2025
Kyle Archer
F1 Oversteer

Ferrari are now working on an ‘unexpected’ suspension change after their Miami GP woes. Also, only Hamilton’s bold strategy secured Ferrari a podium in the Miami Sprint after being one of the first drivers to pit for dry tyres. Their qualifying for the Grand Prix was also a vast disappointment in Miami with Leclerc the lead Ferrari in P8 and Hamilton eliminated in P12.

So, according to AutoRacer, Ferrari are now working on a ‘totally unexpected’ change to the rear suspension layout of the SF-25. The Scuderia cannot fathom why their existing design is proving to be so poor, with Maranello bosses unsure if it is due to the anchors or the travel. Ferrari overhauled the suspension set-up on their 2025 F1 car and moved the aerodynamic balance forwards with a new gearbox and a smaller rear unit. But the Scuderia failed to see the ‘trap’ Ferrari have fallen into, after their simulator data did not highlight any drawbacks.

‘Ferrari now working on ‘totally unexpected’ change’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/fer...ewis-hamilton/