Rumor: Aussie Doohan to get two F1 practice outings

Australian F2 driver Jack Doohan will get two FP1 outings for the Alpine team this year.

Doohan, the son of motorcycling legend Mick Doohan is rumored to replace Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon once each as per the rules at this weekend’s round in Mexico and at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the end of the year enabling Alpine to complete its 2022 mandatory young driver FP1 program.

However, the Enstone squad has yet to officially confirm the sessions, as it is still clearing up its contractual obligations with McLaren-bound rookie Oscar Piastri.

Doohan currently sits fourth in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with two races to go.

Next year, Doohan will continue his F1 immersion with Alpine, embedding with the team on Grand Prix weekends and supporting the outfit’s development efforts in the simulator at its base at Enstone.

Red Bull and AlphaTauri are likely to call on Liam Lawson to complete their rookie programs, while Pietro Fittipaldi (Haas) and Logan Sargeant (Williams) have been designated to run in FP1 this week in Mexico.

At Yas Marina, Fittipaldi, Sargeant, Pato O’Ward (McLaren), Felipe Drugovich (Aston Martin) and Robert Shwartzman (Ferrari), are expected to fulfil their teams’ final FP1 young driver duties.