Former F1 driver Jack Doohan crashed in the identical nook 3 times throughout a nightmarish Tremendous Formulation take a look at at Suzuka.
Doohan began on the Degner Curve on every of the three days he raced across the Japanese Grand Prix venue in the course of the annual Tremendous Formulation take a look at.
The Australian was a last-minute addition to the Toyota-powered Kondo Racing crew’s testing line-up and is anticipated to compete full-time within the collection in 2026.
Doohan completed the third day of testing in twenty sixth place total out of 34 drivers and ninth out of 14 rookies. Former McLaren F1 junior Ugo Ugochukwu got here out on high on this take a look at.
The son of legendary MotoGP rider Mick Doohan is seeking to rebuild his profession after shedding his Alpine F1 seat to Franco Colapinto simply seven races into his rookie season earlier this yr.
Doohan crashes for the fourth time this yr at Suzuka
The most recent accident at Suzuka got here after Doohan suffered a high-speed crash in the course of the second free follow session of the Japanese Grand Prix in April.
Alpine revealed that Doohan’s crash was brought on by his failure to shut his DRS overtaking support as he entered the 160mph first nook.
“It was heavy and one thing that stunned me. I’ll study from it. I do know the crew has lots of work forward of them to revive the automobile,” Doohan mentioned on the time.
Doohan, who had no factors in six races at Alpine, additionally suffered a critical crash on the primary lap of the 2025 season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
The 22-year-old is rumored to be linked with the Haas crew’s reserve driver function.
