{"id":576367,"date":"2026-04-02T01:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T01:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/576367\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T01:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T01:36:14","slug":"haas-driver-lands-new-race-seat-as-max-verstappen-replacement-named-racingnews365-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/576367\/","title":{"rendered":"Haas driver lands new race seat as Max Verstappen &#8216;replacement&#8217; named &#8211; RacingNews365 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Doohan has secured his return to competitive motorsport after Nielsen Racing announced the Australian will contest the European Le Mans Series in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old&#8217;s F1 career stalled dramatically last season when Alpine released him after just six rounds, with Franco Colapinto promoted to replace him<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/jack-doohan-lands-new-race-seat-after-haas-f1-switch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Jack Doohan lands new race seat after Haas F1 switch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tMax Verstappen &#8216;replacement&#8217; named as F1 future uncertain<\/p>\n<p>Former F1 driver Johnny Herbert has named the driver who looks most likely to replace Max Verstappen as the grid&#8217;s benchmark competitor when he opts to walk away from the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen has endured a miserable start to the new campaign as Red Bull compete off the front-running order.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/max-verstappen-replacement-named-as-f1-future-uncertain\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Max Verstappen &#8216;replacement&#8217; named as F1 future uncertain<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"content-field__images__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/XPB_1403785_HiRes.jpg\" width=\"650\" alt=\"&#9;&#9;&#9;\u00a9 XPBimages&#10;&#9;\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"window.utilitiesPictureTagFallbackHandler(this)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\u00a9 XPBimages<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tMax Verstappen sends clear message: &#8216;You don&#8217;t need to feel sorry for me&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Max Verstappen insists people need not &#8220;feel sorry&#8221; 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