Jack Doohan has refused to answer questions about his mistake which led to his huge F1 Japanese Grand Prix practice crash. The Alpine driver suffered a speculator, high-speed accident in second practice on Friday which was caused by the rookie failing to close the DRS system before he hit the brakes at Turn 1.

Alpine's Jack Doohan suffered a terrifying high-speed crash during FP2 at Suzuka. Get the latest on his condition and the aftermath.

Under-pressure Alpine rookie Jack Doohan vowed to learn from his mistake after a heavy crash in practice at the Japanese Grand Prix that left him lucky to walk away unharmed. Alpine recruited Doohan in August and he made his debut at the final grand prix of the year in Abu Dhabi.

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The recent events surrounding Jack Doohan's crash at Suzuka encapsulate the interplay of speed, safety, and driver responsibility in Formula 1. As teams analyze the data and prepare for future races, the incident serves as a stark reminder of the risks involved in high-speed motorsport.

Jack Doohan apparently did not manually deactivate DRS ahead of his huge Japanese GP practice shunt, Jacques Villeneuve branding that “laziness”. And picking up one some reports that this stemmed from Alpine simulator experiments from Doohan,

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The weight on Jack Doohan’s shoulders turned into real-world pain at Suzuka with a 300kph crash. Auto Motor und Sport reports that the rookie Australian, already clinging to his race seat at Alpine, tried to replicate a trick he tried in the simulator by taking the flat-out first corner with DRS wide open.