“After the primary quarter of the 12 months, I knew there was… let’s say, a rabbit to chase, a risk that I can struggle for this,” the 21-year-old Australian commented.
“There was no given process. There was clearly lots of people [drivers] that had been nonetheless out of contract and a lot occurring, so I needed to be very affected person and bide my time and actually feed my case, be sure I maximised each time I bought behind the wheel.
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“I’m grateful that the persistence paid off, in addition to not racing, as a result of that could be a threat. However probably, if I didn’t take that threat, this wouldn’t have occurred.”
Doohan will proceed in his reserve driver function via 2024, conducting simulator duties and additional real-life assessments with the A522 F1 automobile, whereas Schumacher contests the rest of the World Endurance Championship for Alpine.
