The French team would give him the opportunity to get on his car to one of the reserve pilots.
The BWT team Alpine confirmed in a statement that Jack Doohan will not run in free practices 1 Thursday at the Japan Grand Prix. The pilot who will climb to the car will be Ryo Hirakawathe first reservation of the brand.
Almost two weeks after the last weekend in China, Formula 1 returns to clues. Now is Suzuka’s turn, one of the most difficult tracks, according to some pilots. That is why the French team does not want to miss the opportunity to run its Japanese pilot on this track of the same country.
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Formula 1: Ryo Hirakawa, aboard the Alpine in Japan GP practices
The Alpine reserve pilot will climb Jack Doohan A-525 car for the first free training of the Japan Grand Prix. The role of Hirakawa will be to attend engineers and team in the technical adjustments of the car.
The Japanese pilot consecrated himself in the 24 hours of Le Mans in 2022 and obtained a two -time championship in the World Cup (WEC). Although it is not a young promise, her vast experience will be a valuable contribution to Alpine.
Formula 1: Franco Colapinto will not go to Japan GP
In the case of Franco Colapinto, the Argentine pilot will not attend Suzukaas he had done in Australia and Shanghai, where he advised from boxes to the team. In this weekend he will stay in Estone, where the team has its base of operations, to be in charge of the simulator.
The arrival of Pilarense on tracks for a race seems to take a little longer than expected, since it seems that the team is still evaluating Jack Doohan. While there are four more reserve pilots, including Hirakawa, Franco remains the first substitute in case of modifications.
Source: Ambito
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