A tough future has been predicted for 2 F1 drivers who will come beneath the extraordinary glare of their powerful bosses.
The 2025 season-opening Australian Grand Prix noticed a number of drivers caught out by the moist circumstances.
Racing Bulls debutant Isack Hadjar crashed out at Flip 2 of the formation lap, and was consoled by Lewis Hamilton’s father Anthony as he trudged again to the storage.
Alpine’s Jack Doohan additionally misplaced management of his automotive at his residence grand prix within the difficult climate.
However for Hadjar, his tears have been a stark reminder of the worth that drivers pay to succeed in the highest.
“I don’t suppose we will even think about,” Bernie Collins informed the Sky F1 podcast.
“This man has labored his total profession to get an F1 seat.
“All the things has been for this second, to get that drive, to get his first race in F1. And he didn’t even make it to the beginning.
“That has acquired to be devastating.
“He was stellar till then. He confirmed that he was a very good driver, he was top-of-the-line in qualifying.
“It should be gutting. Thank goodness he has a race subsequent weekend to choose himself up. Individuals will overlook shortly.
“He was saved a little bit bit by Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso going off. That confirmed how difficult the circumstances have been, to lose somebody of Alonso’s expertise.
“He was saved a bit by not being the one driver who didn’t make it.”
Powerful F1 bosses ‘the issue’ for rookie drivers
Hadjar was criticised by Purple Bull’s Helmut Marko for his tearful response to crashing out earlier than the race even started.
Purple Bull are infamous for his or her impatience with drivers – Hadjar’s likelihood in F1 got here after Sergio Perez was axed from their important staff.
Doohan’s first F1 retirement got here amid intense hypothesis that Alpine plan to ditch him anyway.
He’s solely two races into his F1 profession however Alpine’s acquisition of Franco Colapinto offers them a proficient possibility ready in reserve.
“It’s actually unlucky,” Ted Kravitz famous.
“Each Hadjar and Doohan have onerous taskmaster bosses, in Helmut Marko – who referred to as Hadjar’s emotional response “embarrassing” – and Flavio Briatore.
“For Doohan to crash out will solely harden Flavio’s response in the direction of him.
“That’s the issue – these two onerous taskmasters, old-school Components 1 onerous males.
“In case you are Hadjar and Doohan respectively, it means powerful occasions forward.”
Each drivers have a direct alternative to reply.
The F1 Chinese language Grand Prix, the second spherical of the 2025 season, is that this weekend.
The highlight on Hadjar and Doohan could also be even brighter as they try to do away with reminiscences from Australia.
