The French team does not stop reinforcing and thinking in the future, so he announced the hiring of a new reserve pilot for Formula 1. The details.
The team Alpine surprised to announce the incorporation of Kush Maini as a test and reserve pilot for the season 2025 of Formula 1. With this movement, the French team reinforces its alignment of young talents, which could assume a challenge for the Argentine Franco Colapintwho occupies the same role within the structure.
Maini24 years old, joined the Academy of Alpine in 2023 And highlighted in the Formula 2 With five podiums, including a victory in Hungaroring. Now, in addition to continuing in the category with the DAMS team, it will work in the Estone Simulator and participate in the Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) program, which will allow you to add kilometers in monoplays of previous seasons.
The appointment of the Indian pilot expands internal competition in Alpine, which already has Collapint, Paul Aron and Ryo Hirakawa in your test and development team. This growth in the reservations could influence future decisions of the team with respect to its pilot alignment, especially if Jack Doohancurrent starting pilot of the second seat behind Pierre Gaslydoes not meet expectations in the first great awards of the year.
The rise of Maini reinforces Alpine’s strategy to diversify your future options, which could subtract prominence from Collapint within the structure.
The Argentine, who arrived at the beginning of the year after leaving Williamshad generated expectations within the team after its solid performance in postseason tests. However, with more names in the equation, their path to a seat in the Formula 1 It becomes more complex.
For now, so much Maini as Collapint They must take every opportunity in simulator and on track to prove their worth.
Alpine He made it clear that he is in an evaluation phase and that any pilot from his academy could become a key piece for the future of the team.
Source: Ambito
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