Jack Doohan has disclosed that he received death threats and required police assistance after encountering armed men around the time of last year's Miami Grand Prix, shortly before losing his Formula One seat at Alpine.
In the latest series of the Netflix documentary Drive to Survive, released on Friday, the Australian driver described the atmosphere before what proved to be his final race as 'pretty heavy stuff'. He said: 'I got serious death threats for this grand prix, saying they're going to kill me here if I'm not out of the car.'
Doohan added that he received 'six or seven emails' threatening to cut off his limbs if he remained in the car for Miami. He also recounted an incident where he saw three armed men and had to call his police escort to intervene. He did not specify how the situation was resolved or identify those responsible.
Doohan made his Alpine debut in the final race of 2024 but was dropped after the sixth race of 2025 in Miami, replaced by Franco Colapinto. He is now a reserve driver for Haas. Following his replacement, Doohan posted on social media that he and his family had faced online abuse, indicating that fans from Colapinto's home country of Argentina were responsible.
Both Doohan and Colapinto were the only two drivers in F1 last season not to score a point, while Alpine finished last in the constructors' standings.
