Jack Doohan’s career was on a meteoric rise during the summer of 2022 – and it was well timed, too. With the Alpine Formula 1 team embroiled in contractual wrangles with Oscar Piastri, and with Fernando Alonso having announced his departure to Aston Martin, the French team had a spare seat.
The Australian looked in prime position to take it. The 2021 F3 runner-up stunned in his rookie F2 season with Virtuosi, taking three wins and a further three podiums, as Doohan appeared to be in exactly the right place at the right time, putting in stellar performances while also continuing his work behind the scenes with Alpine.
