Jack Doohan has joined the Haas Formula 1 team as a reserve driver for the 2026 season following his departure from Alpine, Afrosport reports. The 23-year-old, the son of Australian motorcycle legend Mick Doohan, started six races for Alpine last season but was dropped after a poor run of results and was replaced by Argentine Franco Colapinto. Doohan joins Japan's Ryo Hirakawa as part of Haas's...
Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri said cursing at former employers Alpine over the radio at the Austrian Grand Prix was just a humorous way of expressing his frustration, Afrosport reports. Piastri made an expletive comment about Alpine after having to go off track to avoid Argentine driver Franco Colapinto. The Australian however clarified at a fan event in London on Wednesday that his swearing had...
Mercedes Formula 1 reserve and test driver Valtteri Bottas says he is open to a move to Red Bull should they need another driver alongside reigning world champion Max Verstappen, Afrosport reports. The 35-year-old Finn could not secure a permanent seat for 2025 after losing his spot at Sauber to Formula 2 champion Gabriel Bortoleto. Bottas remains hopeful that he can get back on the grid...
Alpine Formula 1 driver Jack Doohan has called for an end to online abuse that has been targeted at his family, Afrosport reports. The 22-year-old Australian, who is the son of former motorcycling world champion Mick Doohan, was dropped by Alpine after six races and replaced by former Williams driver Franco Colapinto. Colapinto, however, finished 16th at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday following a...
Williams team principal James Vowles is confident Franco Colapinto will impress as he prepares to makes his Formula 1 debut for Alpine at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix this weekend, Afrosport reports. The Argentine driver was previously on the books of Williams towards the end of last season when he replaced the underperforming Logan Sargeant, and scored points in Azerbaijan and the United States. Colapinto was however...
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