F1 Horror: Jack Doohan Faced Death Threats And Armed Men In Miami

Australian driver Jack Doohan drives the blue Alpine F1 car out of the pit lane for his official debut at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2024.

In the final race of 2024 at Abu Dhabi, Australian driver Jack Doohan made his official debut for Alpine. It marked his entry into Formula One, a major step filled with ambition and big hopes.

A hotel room in Miami where Jack Doohan sits tensely in the dark, his face illuminated by a laptop screen displaying threatening emails with visible red warning text.

Before the 2025 Miami Grand Prix, Doohan received 6 or 7 threatening emails warning he would be killed if he kept racing. He later described the situation around his final race as “pretty heavy stuff.”

Three men in dark clothing confront F1 driver Jack Doohan near the Miami circuit, with handgun shapes visible on their persons during a tense standoff.

During the Miami Grand Prix weekend 2025, Doohan faced 3 armed men near the circuit. He called his police escort to handle the situation. He did not reveal how it ended or who was responsible.

Jack Doohan sits hunched in a corporate meeting room while an Alpine team official informs him he is being dropped from the team after the Miami Grand Prix.

After the 6th race of 2025, Alpine removed Doohan from his seat. Franco Colapinto replaced him. His short Formula One career with Alpine ended suddenly and painfully.

Jack Doohan composes a social media statement on his phone about online abuse, with a discarded Alpine team jacket visible on the couch in the background.

After being replaced, Doohan posted on social media saying he and his family faced ongoing online abuse. He claimed fans from Argentina, Colapinto’s home country, were behind the harassment.

A television screen displays Jack Doohan being interviewed in the Netflix "Drive to Survive" documentary where he reveals the full story of the threats.

The full story was revealed in Netflix’s “Drive to Survive” (2025). Doohan spoke about the death threats and armed confrontation. He is now a reserve driver for Haas F1 Team.