Kalle Rovanperä is getting a tough teammate.
Jack Doohan has to find a new employer. AOP
F1 driver fired from Alpine Jack Doohan is moving to the Super Formula series in Japan.
Finns are particularly interested in the matter because Kalle Rovanperä also plans to participate in Super Formula in the 2026 season.
Doohan’s wash becomes even more fascinating, because at least Racing News website according to Aussie driver would be signing a contract with Toyota. If that happens, there would be a motorcycle champion Mick Doohan’s the boy is indeed Rovanperä’s teammate.
The background is that Doohan’s dream of a quick return to the F1 circus now seems to be crushing. Alpine is suspected of publishing an extension contract Franco Colapinto with from the 2026 season in connection with the Brazilian GP that will be held this weekend.
Colapinto and Doohan, who previously drove the same car, have not scored a single point in the current F1 season.