A home Formula 1 race is both blessing and curse for any driver – no matter what PR guff they spout about finding extra performance on familiar circuits. But for Alpine driver Jack Doohan, there is slightly more going in Melbourne this weekend.
First up, he’s the final driver in our rookie series to technically not fulfil that criteria – given his outing in last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where he learned he needs to alter his grip on an F1 steering wheel to avoid post-race thumb pain.
