Jack Doohan’s hopes of a Method One seat subsequent season have risen after a check drive for the Alpine crew – however Germany’s Mick Schumacher additionally made a superb impression
“The check went effectively for each of them, to be sincere,” Alpine crew boss Bruno Famin stated.
Australian Doohan, 21 son of five-time 500cc motorcyle world champion Mick, who’s Alpine’s official reserve driver, drove in a check in Le Castellet, France, on Wednesday.
Schumacher, a Mercedes reserve driver who additionally competes for Alpine within the World Endurance Championship, adopted on the French observe.
“They’d a reasonably related programme and each did very effectively. That is nice for each of them,” added Famin.
He left open whether or not both of them had gained a bonus within the battle for Esteban Ocon’s vacant cockpit seat subsequent season on the French crew.
“They’re each on the record and the record continues to be fairly lengthy. Greater than three names,” Famin stated.
Along with Doohan and Schumacher, the son of F1 icon Michael who drove for Haas for 2 seasons till the tip of 2022, Carlos Sainz is seen as one of many fundamental candidates.
The Spaniard must vacate his seat at Ferrari subsequent yr for Mercedes driver and joint-record world champion Lewis Hamilton. Sainz beforehand drove for Alpine’s earlier incarnation Renault in 2017 and 2018.
