One F1 driver dumping has been predicted 🥃before the 2025 season has even started - and the finger has been pointed at his team’s odd decision.

Alpine’s Jack Doohan is the driver under the microscope, even🎃 though he is🎶 heading into his rookie year.

Do🍬ohan made his race debut at the 2024 season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but competition for his seat is red-hot before the new campaign has even started.

Alpine’s signing of 🔯ex-Williams standout Franco Colapinto means they have a top notch option waiting in reserve🌠.

“I wouldn’t say it’s fair - but Formula 1 isn’t💞 fair,” Connor McDonagh told the Crash F1 podcast.

“[Valtteri Bottas] was in the worst car on the grid. And he’s been dropped,💎 so Formula 1 𒁏isn’t fair.

“In terms of Doohan, I was suꦓrprised he got the seat in the first place. I don’t think his record was stellar.

“Alpine rushed into �♎�it when they didn’t need to - he was already on their books.

“It is harsh but I think it’s inevitable. Doohan is a dead man walking witℱh four or five races at be൲st!

“Against Pierre Gasly, one of the best midfield drivers, he’ll haဣve a tough time.

“The money they reportedly had to pay for [Colapinto], I don’t see him on the sidelinꦉes for l♉ong.

“Especially when you’💃ve got the Argentinian fans, the spons꧋orship money…

“Flavio Briatore isn’🐷t scared to make big decisions, he doಞesn’t care.”

'I struggle to see Alpine's logic'

Lewis Larkam also insisted🅺 that Doohan’s days are numbered, saying:𒊎 “It feels inevitable already.

“It’🌟s absolutely harsh and unfair on Jack. But I’m actually not sure why Alpine made the decision to promote Jack as early as they did.

“At that t♓ime, the driver market was still moving.

“When you’ve got Jack on a contract as your reserve driver, he isn’t goin൩g anywhere else.

“I str🅺uggle to see Alpine’s logic to make that call so ea🃏rly, with a large portion of the season still to go.

“They🦄’ve shot themselves in the foot when they didn’t need ܫto.

“They could have awaited until the end of the year to see the pool of dr💫ivers available ✅to them.

“Even Bottas would have been a stronger 💞option than Doohan.

“Now it seems like they’ll replace him with a guy they could’ve siﷺgned, i💜f they waited a few months anyway, and avoided this messy situation!”