Overview
- Alpine says it mutually agreed with Doohan to end his driving services for 2026 to allow him to pursue other opportunities, thanking him for four years with the team.
- Doohan debuted for Alpine at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, started six races in 2025 without scoring, and had heavy crashes in Australia and during practice in Japan.
- Franco Colapinto keeps the Alpine race seat alongside Pierre Gasly for 2026, with Estonian Paul Aron among the retained reserve options.
- Doohan tested with Kondo Racing in Japan’s Super Formula at Suzuka and crashed multiple times at Degner, with a move to the series reported as likely but not yet confirmed.
- Reports link Doohan to a possible Haas reserve or test role, reflecting Toyota ties through Kondo and Haas’s technical partnership, after late-2025 talks with multiple teams.