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Doohan, Caldwell added to Alpine F1 Academy line-up for 2022

Doohan, Caldwell added to Alpine F1 Academy line-up for 2022

Doohan is set for his maiden full season in F2 with Virtuosi Racing in 2022 after the son of five-time motorcycle grand prix champion Mick Doohan finished runner-up in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Trident last season.

The Australian will follow in the footsteps of countryman Oscar Piastri, who has secured the Alpine F1 reserve driver role after winning the F2 title last year.

Fellow F3 graduate Caldwell will also join the academy this season after the 19-year-old ended 2021 eighth in the F3 driver standing for Prema.

It has also been announced that the British driver will step up to F2 this year, driving for Campos Racing, the team he joined for the final two rounds of the 2021 F2 campaign.

The Academy line-up is completed by Caio Collet and Victor Martins, who have both been retained by Alpine for another year in the academy.

Brazilian driver Collet has be re-signed by MP Motorsport after finishing ninth overall in F3 last season, while Frenchman, Martins, has been picked…

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