{"id":53431,"date":"2025-04-27T00:32:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T00:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/53431\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T00:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T00:32:08","slug":"jack-doohan-timeline-set-as-guenther-steiner-warns-of-alpine-axe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/53431\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Doohan timeline set as Guenther Steiner warns of Alpine axe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rumours suggest Jack Doohan is racing with Alpine on borrowed time, and Guenther Steiner thinks he knows the deadline.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former Haas F1 boss gives Doohan until the summer break before the team makes any big decisions.<\/p>\n

Guenther Steiner predicts Jack Doohan expiration date<\/p>\n

Of the 20 drivers currently competing in the Formula 1 2025 season, only four have failed to score a single point \u2014 and Alpine\u2019s Jack Doohan is one of them.<\/p>\n

The pressure on Doohan\u2019s shoulders has been immense. Alpine has a strong backlog of junior talent waiting in the wings should one of the team\u2019s drivers falter, and Doohan has been at the sharp end of replacement rumours.<\/p>\n

While many sources indicated that Doohan\u2019s contract would provide him with a five-race berth in which to get up to speed, Alpine looks prepared to give the Australian a little more time.<\/p>\n

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Former Haas F1 team boss turned pundit Guenther Steiner has a theory: Doohan has until the summer break before he\u2019ll be replaced.<\/p>\n

Speaking about Alpine\u2019s penultimate place on the World Constructors\u2019 Championships standings courtesy of its six points and marginally better performances than Sauber on the Red Flags F1 podcast<\/strong>, Steiner shared his thoughts on Doohan.<\/p>\n

\u201cJack hasn\u2019t made any of the six points, by the way, just to point that one out,\u201d he said, referring to the team\u2019s championship total. \u201cJust Pierre.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Steiner, it\u2019s only a matter of time until Doohan is replaced: Summer break.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Jack doesn\u2019t do better, that\u2019s a fair chance, y\u2019know, half a season,\u201d Steiner explained, \u201cand then just say, \u2018hey, doesn\u2019t work.’\u201d<\/p>\n

H continued, \u201cThe difficulty here is the Alpine is not a fantastic car, but Pierre Gasly, again, was in Q3, you know, he was going well..<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd in Q3 [he was] not in P10, he was there, you know.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the car is not as bad as we think it is, but it has got its ups and downs.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I think Jack knows that he needs to deliver. And Jack sometimes delivers \u2014 if he could just do it consistently, you know. I guess in the race he struggles.\u201d<\/p>\n

This lines up with the latest paddock rumours. PlanetF1.com<\/a> understands that Doohan has until the summer break to secure his future at Alpine, with drivers like Paul Aron and Franco Colapinto waiting for their chance.<\/p>\n

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