Victor Martins: "I won't take my eyes off F1"

Given the favorite for the 2024 title given his record and his top speed displayed last season, the Frenchman has nevertheless never been able to give Gabriel Bortoleto and Isack Hadjar a run for their money. Between small mistakes and major misfortunes, the ART Grand Prix driver has never been in the running for a seat in F1 in 2025. This weekend, he will be at the wheel of the Hypercar Alpine during the Bahrain Rookie Tests before a possible forced move to Endurance?

Published 04/11/2024 à 13:00

Jeremy Satis

  Comment on this article! 0

Victor Martins: "I won't take my eyes off F1"

Victor Martins keeps F1 in the lead despite his good rookie test in Endurance. © DPPI

It was to be the season of coronation and obtaining the precious sesame capable of satisfying the goal of a life and opening the doors of the Formula 1. The future will tell us, in a few years, whether this 2024 campaign will have been that of the broken dream, or just another pitfall on the always steep path leading to the grail. However, we can already say that it will not have been able to convince Alpine to start him at the higher level for 2025. The team, soon to be 100% English (from 2026), preferred another member of its academy, Jack Doohan, to replace him Esteban Ocon leaving for Haas. If the Australian has the advantage of being the reserve of the A arrowed for two years, but also of being managed by Flavio Briatore, new strong man ofenstone, the performances of the Tricolore have never been sufficient to hope to invite themselves into the discussions. Finally, the cohabitation of two French drivers in the same team with a world vocation would not have f

Jeremy Satis

Deputy Digital Editor & F1 Reporter

This article is for subscribers only.

You have 90% left to discover.



Already subscribed?
Sign in


  • Up to -50% savings!
  • Unlimited Premium articles
  • The digital magazine from 20 p.m. every Monday
  • Access to all issues since 2012 on the AUTOhebdo app

Comment on this article! 0

Read also

Comments

0 Comment (s)

To write a comment