One of motorsport's most storied surnames will make its mark on Formula 1 next season: one that achieved remarkable success on two wheels in the 1990s, and one that now wishes to indulge in similar fortunes on four.
Jack Doohan has been rewarded for his service as Alpine's reserve driver, earning his elevation to a full-time race seat alongside Pierre Gasly. The son of five-time 500cc grand prix motorcycling world champion Mick, Doohan the Younger will seek to replicate those triumphs in the battleground of F1, having eschewed following his father's footsteps in a career racing bikes.
