Daijiworld Media Network - Miami

Miami, Feb 27: Australian Formula 1 driver Jack Doohan has revealed that he received serious death threats and had to seek police assistance around the time of last year’s Miami Grand Prix, shortly before losing his race seat with Alpine F1 Team.

Speaking in the latest season of Drive to Survive, released on Friday, Doohan described the atmosphere surrounding what turned out to be his final race as “pretty heavy stuff.”

“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 said in the documentary. “I had six or seven emails saying if I'm still in the car by Miami, that I'll be, you know, all my limbs will be cut off.”

He also recounted an incident involving three “armed men,” saying he had to call his police escort to bring the situation under control. Doohan did not specify how the episode was resolved or identify those responsible.

Doohan made his Formula 1 debut for Alpine in the final race of the 2024 season. However, after the Miami Grand Prix — the sixth race of 2025 — he was dropped and replaced by Franco Colapinto. He is currently serving as a reserve driver for Haas F1 Team.

Following his replacement in May, Doohan had posted on social media that he and his family were subjected to online abuse. At the time, he indicated that some of the backlash appeared to come from fans in Argentina, Colapinto’s home country.

Both Doohan and Colapinto were the only two drivers in Formula 1 last season not to score a point, as Alpine finished last in the constructors’ standings.