A famous former Formula 1 pilot was fired from the FIA ​​for talking about Colapinto

A famous former Formula 1 pilot was fired from the FIA ​​for talking about Colapinto

February 1, 2025 – 17:30

The FIA ​​officially dismissed Johhny Herbert for his sayings about the future of the Alpine team.

“We regret to announce today that Johnny Herbert will stop performing the position of F1 pilot commissioner for the FIA”, Begins the announcement of the International Automobile Federation, which separated the former pilot from his position after Talk about Argentine pilot Franco Colapinto and his team, Alpine.

The reasons that the FIA ​​threw was that “His functions as a commissioner of the FIA ​​and as a commentator in the media were incompatible”. Who was champion of Ford Formula in 1985 is characterized by not having hairs on the tongue, so he always jumps a controversial statement from his part.

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What did Johnny Herbert say about Colapinto and Alpine

Herbert analyzed the future of Alpine’s holding team, and in the middle of the fury for the arrival of Colapinto, He did not hesitate to highlight the potential of the Argentine: “Doohan has to perform to the fullest, and If you don’t do it against Pierre GaslyI know very well Flavio Briatore, Doohan will be out. He will stay out in the blink of an eye. So now he has pressure on his shoulders to give up to the fullest. ”

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He also added: “He has enormous pressure on his shoulders because Franco Colapint It will be there, at the bottom of the garage. He will be there on television with him, above Briatore’s shoulder and wherever he is. And that is where all those small elements of Doubt begin to go into play. And the doubt is something you definitely don’t want. ”

Source: Ambito

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