Alpine, a Formula 1 constructor, has substantively revised its driver roster, elevating Franco Colapinto for a minimum of the ensuing five Grands Prix at the expense of Jack Doohan.

Alpine disclosed the alteration on Wednesday, twenty-four hours subsequent to Oliver Oakes's resignation as team principal, stipulating that Flavio Briatore shall persist in his capacity as executive advisor and subsume Oakes's responsibilities.

Colapinto is slated to partner Pierre Gasly from the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix onwards, preceding a fresh assessment prior to the British Grand Prix in July, Alpine affirmed in a communiqué.

Having navigated six competitive rounds, Alpine languishes in the ninth berth of the Formula 1 World Constructors' Championship standings; the subsequent competitive engagement is slated to unfold at Imola between the sixteenth and eighteenth of May.

In the crucible of Sunday's Miami Grand Prix, Doohan's opening lap was marred by an entanglement with a rival's machine, culminating in a catastrophic disintegration on the subsequent circuit.

Ahead of the Miami Grand Prix weekend, Oakes definitively quashed media conjecture concerning a prospective driver rotation, affirming the Australian rookie's sustained incumbency in the cockpit.

Doohan, having failed to accrue any points in his septuple of Grand Prix starts and peaking at a thirteenth-place finish, will transition back to his role as the team's reserve driver.

Jack Doohan, progeny of quintuple motorcycle world champion Mick Doohan, commenced his Formula 1 career at the culmination of the 2024 season and subsequently helmed the Alpine entry at the inaugural Australian Grand Prix of the current campaign, stepping into the void left by Esteban Ocon's departure from Alpine following a rather underwhelming 2024 season.

Having competed with Williams during the 2024 season, amassing five points subsequent to his August substitution for Logan Sargeant, Colapinto was subsequently appointed Alpine's reserve driver in January.