Jack Doohan was replaced by Franco Colapinto at Alpine, with the latter racing for the team for the first time in Imola. Doohan, the son of former motorcycle champion Mick Doohan, was replaced after just six F1 races—a decision that didn’t sit well with many industry insiders and fans alike. Amid all this, a fake social media post was enough to trigger hatred directed toward Doohan and his father. Jack Doohan has now stated the facts and asked haters to stop harassing his family.
Jack Doohan pens note for haters
Jack Doohan recently shared a screenshot of his father’s original Instagram Story and its fabricated version. The fake post showed a picture of Franco Colapinto’s horrific crash during the Qualifying race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with Mick Doohan’s fake comment: “Very impressive.”
Explaining the facts, Jack Doohan wrote along with the picture, “As you can clearly see, the story circulating above is completely false. It was fabricated by Argentine fans attempting to portray me and my family in a negative light. They edited the original content to make it appear as though my father posted it, which is entirely untrue. Please stop harassing my family. I didn't think I would have to get to this point.”
Image credit: Jack Doohan/Instagram
Doohan also shared a picture of the original source that shared the fabricated screenshot and called it very “damaging.”
After his demotion to a reserve driver at Alpine, Doohan had said in a statement, “We have long-term goals as a team to achieve and I will continue to give my maximum efforts in any way I can to help achieve those. For now, I will keep my head down, keep working hard, watch with interest the next five races and keep chasing my own personal goals.”
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