{"id":455873,"date":"2026-02-03T14:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/455873\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:51:07","slug":"former-alpine-driver-jack-doohan-joins-haas-as-reserve-for-2026-f1-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/455873\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Alpine driver Jack Doohan joins Haas as reserve for 2026 F1 campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Haas have signed former Alpine racer Jack Doohan as one of their reserve drivers for the upcoming 2026 Formula 1 campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\"><a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiZG9vaGFuX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9sYXRlc3QvdGFncy9qYWNrLWRvb2hhbi4zVW1tVVlCdEF6bkgyeXVCVndUMjZYIiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/tags\/jack-doohan.3UmmUYBtAznH2yuBVwT26X\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Doohan<\/a>, son of five-time 500cc motorcycling World Champion Mick, was <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiYWxwaW5lX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi90ZWFtcy9hbHBpbmUiLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/teams\/alpine\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alpine<\/a> reserve in 2023 and 2024 before getting a seven-race stint as a race driver \u2013 beginning with the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the opening six races of 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">The Australian subsequently reverted to the reserve role for the remainder of last year&#8217;s campaign, having been replaced by <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiZnJhbmNvX2NvbGFwaW50b19saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vZHJpdmVycy9mcmFuY28tY29sYXBpbnRvIiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/franco-colapinto\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Franco Colapinto<\/a>, before <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoicGFydGluZ193YXlzX3dpdGhfdGhlX2Vuc3RvbmUtYmFzZWRfdGVhbV9saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vbGF0ZXN0L2FydGljbGUvYWxwaW5lLXBhcnQtd2F5cy13aXRoLXJlc2VydmUtZHJpdmVyLWRvb2hhbi1haGVhZC1vZi0yMDI2LXNlYXNvbi40UTViRVdGaVlaa25RN1FLZjZvTk95IiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/alpine-part-ways-with-reserve-driver-doohan-ahead-of-2026-season.4Q5bEWFiYZknQ7QKf6oNOy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">parting ways with the Enstone-based team<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Ahead of the start of official pre-season testing in Bahrain next week, <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiaGFhc19saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vdGVhbXMvaGFhcyIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/teams\/haas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Haas<\/a> announced Doohan would join Japanese racer Ryo Hirakawa as the American team&#8217;s reserve drivers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">&#8220;I\u2019m thrilled to be joining TGR Haas F1 Team,\u201d said Doohan. \u201cIt\u2019s the ideal place to continue my Formula 1 career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">&#8220;I would like to thank the team for giving me the opportunity to grow and take on the great challenge of 2026 together. I\u2019m eager to begin working with the team and collaborating on a successful season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Haas Team Principal <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiYXlhb19rb21hdHN1X2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9sYXRlc3QvdGFncy9heWFvLWtvbWF0c3UuNmVDV3RBaFFUczBLZDRvbGpRdzZoUCIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/tags\/ayao-komatsu.6eCWtAhQTs0Kd4oljQw6hP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ayao Komatsu<\/a> added: &#8220;I\u2019m personally very excited to have Jack join us on the team given the strength of his racing resume and of course his experience in being a reserve driver in Formula 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cThe dedication required to remain sharp and prepared to race while getting to know how the team works and so on, it\u2019s challenging for any driver \u2013 especially one who\u2019s obviously still very keen to race again at this level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">&#8220;I\u2019ve enjoyed getting to know Jack and we\u2019re looking forward to welcoming him into the team and benefiting from his contributions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Haas, like their rivals, are continuing to work on their 2026 challenger before heading to the desert for the first of two three-day tests in Bahrain, the first of which begins on February 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Haas have signed former Alpine racer Jack Doohan as one of their reserve drivers for the upcoming 2026&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455874,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":{"0":"post-455873","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-top-news","11":"tag-top-stories","12":"tag-topnews","13":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}