He Australian pilot, Jack DoohanI did not have a good start of the season: after the clash in his debut in the Australian Grand Prix, Franco Colapinto’s partner He had an unusual accident during the Sprint race this Saturday morning in the China GP. The new clash earned him last although Doohan decided to see the positive side: “Today was not the result we were looking for, but I am satisfied with the performance of the car. In the end, a combination of factors contributed to the frustrating result of the classification to the sprint, in particular the traffic on the track during the attack return. ”
The unusual shock and the lousy classification of Franco Colapinto’s partner
Formula 1 (F1) is known for being a competition very difficult for debutants. The highest category of car Errors can be paid expensive.
The Australian pilot not only does not have this pressure but also He knows who expects in this case is nothing more and nothing less than Franco Colapinto, the Argentine who caused a feeling last season in the paddock after achieving good results in 9 races with a preparation almost null. To stay with its place, Doohan has to have great yields something that is Far at this start of the season.
This Saturday morning the China GP Sprint. There, Alpine had a bad classification and his two pilots, Doohan and the Frenchman Pierre Gasly, classified 16 ° and 17 ° respectively.
With a better position than his partner for the start, Doohan had the opportunity to have acceptable performance and redeemed what happened in his debut in Australia, his home, where during a race in the rain he missed, crashed and had to leave.
However, the race was the opposite. The Australian quickly fell to the 18th position and turned the 19 laps at the bottom of the grill. For its part, Gasly managed to climb to the 14th position at the beginning of the race and competed in the middle of the table.
The worst for doohan wine on the last round of the race. It is that in one of the final Chicanas, the Australian wanted to exceed the Brazilian-and also debutant-Gabriel Bortoleto, but erred the calculations and ended up impacting unusually on the right side of the Kick-Sauber, which caused a trunk and a yellow flag.
The Spanish Carlos Sainz and the German Nico Hülkenberg took advantage of the incident and surpassed the two rookie pilots. In this way, Doohan crossed last The arrival line and added a worrying performance.
“Today’s result is frustrating and I am disappointed by the entire team”, Gasly was sincere who finished 12 °, well above his partner.
The subsequent classification – this time, for Sunday’s full race – was not dissitant for Doohan, who classified 18 ° And it will come out, again, from the bottom of the grill. For its part, Gasly will leave 16 ° in this scenario, Alpine closely follows the performance of the Australian and begins to think about its plan B.
The FIA applied a very hard sanction to Jack Doohan
Jack Doohan had a complicated start in Elha had a complicated start in the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship . In the inaugural race, played in his country, he was forced to leave without completing a single round. This weekend, in China, its performance has not been favorable, which intensifies the pressure generated by the presence of the Argentine Franco Colapint as a pilot, as a pilot reserves of Alpine .
The second starting pilot of the French team remained In the last positions In all sessions prior to Shanghai Grand Prix which aggravates its difficult start to the season.
Career One of the most critical moments lived during the Sprint race where he starred in an incident that earned him a sanction by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) .
The governing body of the Formula 1 Penalized it with a surcharge of dPenalized it with a surcharge of ten seconds And adds to him two points in his SuperlicAnd adds to him colon in his Superliccence after impacting the Brazilian’s car Gabriel Bortoleto .
“Doohan He tried to advance Bortoleto inside the curve 14, but blocked the track at the vertex of the curve and collided it. The Australian suggested that he controlled the overtaking, but the presence of the two Haas cars and the trajectory they took hindered their attempt, “said the official report of the FIA .
Formula 1: where to see China’s GP live
The career of the Formula 1 It can be seen live in Argentina through Fox Sports. You can also see online through Disney+the digital platform of ESPNwhich is hired prior registration through the website for $ 10,549 final per month.
- Channels 25 (SD) and 106 (HD) of Cablevisión Digital, HD and Flow
- Channels 105 (SD) and 1605 (HD) of DirecTV
- Channels 101 (SD) and 1013 (HD) of Tecentro
The complete Chinese GP schedule (Argentine time):
Friday:
- Free practices at 00:30
- Sprint classification at 04:30
Saturday:
- Sprint Carrera at 00:00
- Classification at 04:00
Sunday:
The Formula 1 calendar in 2025:
- Australia | Melbourne: March 14 to 16
- China | Shanghai: March 21 to 23
- Japan | Suzuka: April 4 to 6
- Bahrain | Sakhir: April 11 to 13
- Saudi Arabia | Yedda: April 18
- United States | Miami: May 2 to 4
- Italy | Icola: May 16 to 18
- Monaco | Monaco: May 23 to 25
- Spain | Barcelona: May 30 to June 1
- Canada | Montreal: June 13 to 15
- Austria | Spielberg: June 27 to 29
- United Kingdom | Silverstone: July 4 to 6
- Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps: July 25 to 27
- Hungary | Budapest: August 1 to 3
- Netherlands | Zandvoort: August 29
- Italy | Monza: September 5 to 7
- Azerbaijan | Bakú: September 19 to 21
- Singapore | Singapore: October 3 to 5
- United States | Austin: October 17 to 19
- Mexico | Mexico City: October 24 to 26
- Brazil | San Pablo: November 7 to 9
- United States | Las Vegas: November 20 to 22
- Qatar | Portugueil: November 28 to 30
- Abu dhabi | Yas Marina: December 5 to 7
Source: Ambito
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