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Alpine bosses not ruling out Doohan-Colapinto swap

May 3 Neither of the two top bosses at Alpine have clearly refuted rumours that Miami could be Jack Doohan's final Formula 1 race weekend. Powered by team advisor Flavio Briatore, who signed Franco Colapinto on loan from Williams, rumours have been swirling all season about a driver change. More fuel was thrown on the fire earlier this week, when one of Colapinto's major sponsors – Argentine oil giant YPF's president Horacio Marin – quipped 'in Imola' in a hot-mic slip when asked about Colapinto's debut date. Team boss Oliver Oakes' denial in Miami was half-hearted. 'I'm sure there's a lot of people in Argentina who'd like him in the car this Sunday,' he said. 'We've been...
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