Fears mount for Jack Doohan after concerning footage emerges

Alpine Formula One driver Jack Doohan crashed his car in the second free practice session of the Japanese Grand Prix, and Ralf Schumacher says the French team could be forced to part ways with the driver before the Bahrain race weekend.

Fears mount for Jack Doohan after concerning footage emerges

An F1 driver put rivalries aside to help the stricken Aussie after the Japanese Grand Prix took its toll.

The Australian Alpine pilot couldn't get out of his single-seater by his own means and needed help.

The new director of the Grand Prix Pilots Association (GPDA), Carlos Sainz, calls for modifications of the DRS systems in Formula 1 in the name of safety. Jack Doohan admits having voluntarily left the flap of his DRS rear wing wide open while he was running at 300 km/h in the first turn in Suzuka during the free trials, which caused a violent accident. "Honestly, after trying to do this, I just want to leave this to the past and move on," (...)

Russell and Sainz divided on need for auto-DRS change

Formula 1 Grand Prix Drivers’ Association directors Carlos Sainz and George Russell have opposing views on whether the FIA needs to make changes after Jack Doohan’s huge Suzuka shunt. Doohan crashed his Alpine at Turn 1 in second practice on Friday at the Japanese GP, ripping his Alpine A525 to pieces and giving his team a lengthy repair job before final practice. After the session it emerged Doohan hadn’t manually closed the DRS before Turn 1, …

The Australian driver starred in a tremendous clash in free practice that almost left him out of the race, but his team’s work allowed him to run and complete the circuit in Suzuka.