Jack Doohan’s “silly” DRS crash in Japan “may have cost him his F1 career”

“It’s just a craz♋y silly deci🦂sion that may have cost him his F1 career.”

Jack Doohan
Jack Doohan

Johnny Herbert has slammed168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Jack Doohan for his “emb꧑arrassing” crash during the Japanese Gr⛄and Prix.

Doohan crashed out during the early part of second practice at♏ 🌱Suzuka.

It transpired after the session that Doohan had kept his DRS open into t🐈he first corner.

Doohan had been doing this throughout his runs on Alpine’s simulator ꦫand decided to try it during his first lap on track.

It proved costly, as keeping the DRS open unsettled the car's aero🤪 balance and resulted in the crash as Doohan tried to turn into the corner.

Doohan is under pressure to keep his seat, 🀅and Herbert feels it coulꦑd be the final straw.

“It was very embarrassing when we found out t💫hat Jack Doohan hadn’t pushed the DRꦛS button,” Herbert told .

“That sꦫhould be an automatic thing for a driver to do. The way the DRS works is that when it is activated, if you break, it automatically closes.

“🥂If you go into a fast corner like he did into turn one, it’s not flat out, but you don’t brake, you must manually close it.  He didn’t push the but𝔍ton and that is a ridiculously silly error by someone who should know that if he doesn’t brake, he has got to close it because if he doesn’t he is going to end up in the barrier because he’s got no rear end grip open.

“It’s an embarrassing crash because it makes you look silly. It does not help him with his ไsituation with all the rumours with Franco Colapinto and Flavio Briatore.  It’s just a crazy silly decision that may have cost him his F1 career.”

Colpainto waiting for his F1 chance

Doohan has been in a precarious position since Alpine’s decision to sign168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Franco Colapinto as their test and reserve driver.

Colapinto has tested for Alpine on multiple occasions, with team advisor Flavio Briatore keen t🌺o give the Argentine an opportunity in𝔍 F1.

Herbert admitted th♔at he would be “surprised” if Doohan could turn things around and save his F1 career.

“I’d be surprised if he digs himself out of the hole that he’s dug for himself. He’s on his last legs, so to speak,” H🌟erbert added. “For any driver confidence is a massively important part of your ability to get the best out of the car.

“At the moment he has none b༒ecause everything’s gone so pear-shaped at the m💙oment for him.

“Can Doohan turn it around? It is only down to him. There is no one else on 🍸this earth who can help him, except himself, and he can’t make those types of error.

“T𒐪hey’re not acceptable really from a driver who should be aware o🏅f what.

I know it, and I’ve never done DRS. If you have DRS enabled and you go into a massively fast🥀 corner, there’s no way in h🌜eaven on earth that you’re going to get around it.”

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