The Frenchman is properly positioned to seal the Formulation 2 title on the Abu Dhabi finale and, whereas mathematically he may nonetheless lose out on the championship to Mercedes junior Fredrik Vesti, even when he did not safe the title it will make no sense for him to stay within the class for a fourth full season.
Alfa boss Alessandro Alunni Bravi beforehand positioned Stoffel Vandoorne in Japan when he was managing the Belgian’s progress by way of the ranks.
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The Impul and KCMG outfits each have seats obtainable and are the groups which have been focused on Pourchaire’s behalf.
“We’re discussing along with his administration to have a racing programme, alongside our programme,” Alunni Bravi advised Autosport.
“We would like him extra concerned with the F1 group, to carry out extra simulator periods, and naturally he will likely be one in every of our reserve drivers.
“However he must race. So we’re racing programmes, and there are two alternate options in the intervening time on the desk, one is Tremendous Formulation in Japan, and one is the WEC.”
Alunni Bravi sees the Japanese sequence as a helpful stepping stone, having ready Liam Lawson for his 5 substitute outings at AlphaTauri after the Kiwi’s personal F2 commencement.
“Tremendous Formulation could be very aggressive,” he stated. “We’ve got seen completely different experiences with Stoffel Vandoorne in 2016, Pierre Gasly in 2017, and Liam Lawson this yr.
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Liam Lawson, TEAM MUGEN
“There are nonetheless seats obtainable. For me it is not essential for the driving force to be there to win the championship, however to be in a aggressive class. The automotive is a high-performance automotive with a cornering pace that’s much like F1.
“The group does quite a lot of work on improvement work on the automotive, as a result of there are specific areas which are free, though subsequent yr as an example dampers will likely be mounted in comparison with what occurred this yr. There are two engine suppliers.
“The championship is an effective platform, much like F2, so I see this as a chance.
“However after all we have to have a look at all the things. Additionally how a lot time this may take out from his work along with the group in Hinwil and throughout the grand prix weekends.”
Relating to the plan B, he stated: “We’re WEC, completely different choices, however we’re not focusing on a particular group.”
Pourchaire drove Valtteri Bottas’s automotive in FP1 in Mexico, however had a disastrous time, and didn’t full a aggressive lap.
“We examined a brake-by-wire for the C44, subsequent yr’s automotive,” stated Alunni Bravi. “Sadly we had a difficulty, which we weren’t capable of repair.
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Theo Pourchaire, Alfa Romeo C43, leaves the storage
“So we needed to change it for FP2, and naturally it prevented Theo from finishing any laps. We would have liked to disconnect the gearbox from the engine, and so we misplaced all of the session.
“We wished to present him as a lot observe mileage as doable, and in addition to have a correct programme like the opposite automotive. So we did not plan a rookie session, we deliberate an FP1 session.
“For me what was extraordinarily Positive was his response. As a result of he remained extraordinarily calm, additionally on the radio. He gave clear and exact data to the group.
“I believe that he confirmed that he is mature so it is only a disgrace.”
Pourchaire will even drive the C43 in FP1 in Abu Dhabi and within the following week’s rookie take a look at on the similar venue.