Mick Doohan once again took aim at Alpine for replacing his son with Franco Colapinto: 'It was unfair'

The motorcycle legend questioned the decision of the French team and assured that the departure of the Australian rider was not only due to sports, suggesting other reasons

The departure of Jack Doohan from Alpine in the middle of the 2025 season continues to have repercussions on Formula 1.

In the last few hours, his father Mick Doohan once again harshly questioned the decision of the French team, which chose to replace him with Franco Colapinto.

The Australian, who had participated in the first six races of the year, lost his place after a series of poor results.

Since then, Colapinto has established himself in the armchair, completed the season and managed to remain the starting driver in 2026, where he already scored his first point.

However, far from abating, the conflict returned to the scene with the statements of the five-time motorcycle world champion. “I can't comment on that. But it was unfair. It was from the start. They replaced a pilot before the start of the season. Basically, that was all,” said Mick Doohan in a dialogue

The departure of Jack Doohan from Alpine in the middle of the 2025 season continues to have repercussions on Formula 1.

In the last few hours, his father Mick Doohan once again harshly questioned the decision of the French team, which chose to replace him with Franco Colapinto.

The Australian, who had participated in the first six races of the year, lost his place after a series of poor results.

Since then, Colapinto has established himself in the armchair, completed the season and managed to remain the starting driver in 2026, where he already scored his first point.

with Marca.

Mick Doohan once again questioned his son's departure from Alpine

The former driver also hinted that there were factors other than sporting performance in the decision. “My son had a long-term contract. It was clear, for reasons I can't say, that a different direction was taken,” he added.

This is not the first time that the Australian has aimed against Alpine, whom he had already accused of being “a team of paid drivers” after the departure of his son and the arrival of the Argentinian.

Meanwhile, Jack Doohan seeks to rebuild his career. He currently works as a reserve driver at Haas and competes in the European Le Mans Series 2026 in the LMP2 category with the Nielsen ELMS team, where he is trying

to regain prominence.

In this context, Mick also highlighted his son's present and threw another hint to his former team: “He's a strong young man and now he's competing in Barcelona with a race car. He's with Haas F1 as a reserve driver, looking to secure a seat and, perhaps, with a team that's more committed to contracts.”

Mick Doohan once again took aim at Alpine for replacing his son with Franco Colapinto: 'It was unfair'

Mick Doohan once again took aim at Alpine for replacing his son with Franco Colapinto: 'It was unfair'

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