Estonia’s Aron turns into Alpine F1 reserve

Twenty-year-old Estonian Paul Aron can be Alpine’s reserve driver subsequent season, the Renault-owned Components One crew stated on Saturday.

The Hitech Components Two driver replaces Australian Jack Doohan, who will transfer as much as a race seat following the departure of Esteban Ocon to Haas on the finish of the yr.

Aron is presently fourth within the F2 championship and nonetheless within the title reckoning.

“There’s a generational shift in Components One in the intervening time, as we see with many younger drivers coming into the game and making an affect,” stated Alpine’s govt advisor Flavio Briatore.

“We imagine Paul is among the finest skills and we look ahead to creating him into an F1 driver.”