Jack Doohan preferred not to talk about DRS in Japan

The Alpine pilot was able to turn this Saturday after the great work of the mechanics, who put together a new car. In the classification it was eliminated in Q1 and will start 19.

Only Jack Doohan knows how sore was his body and, especially, his pride. With the confidence under the spooky accident he suffered in the second training session, Not closing the DRS in the first curve, the Australian could participate on the second day of the Japan Grand Prix, third date of 2025, thanks to the great work of the members of the Alpine teamwho worked throughout the night to have an A525 ready to turn. From the destroyed car on Friday, only the power unit remained, the rest was all new.

Doohan did not have it easy. Surely with pain in the body and with very few laps he had to go out to qualify. It did not turn in the first session because he had to give the armchair to the rookie Ryo Hirakawa. In the second came the virulent clash when only seven minutes had passed, and in the third, this Saturday morning, he had to support the two periods of red flag because of the fire that took the dry grass (five times on the weekend).

With just 19 completed turns, he reached the classification. And little could do: it was 19th and did not exceed Q1. It was his worst qualy of the year compared to his partner Pierre Gasly, because he was 691 thousandths of the Frenchman, who finally managed to advance to Q2.

“I think Q2 could have been possible. I know I had to keep improving in each lap. Being honest, I made an error when leaving the spoon curve, and if I had not done, I would probably have reached the Q2. So I can’t be very angry or upset about that. It’s just that unfortunately, Doohan told the media after the classification.

Consulted directly by Friday’s accident, in which the team reported that it was due to an error of the Australian, who He did not close the DRS upon entering 300 km/h in the first variant, Doohan chose to throw it outside. “To be honest, I would prefer not to touch the subject and simply leave it in the past and look to the future.”