Jack Doohan says 2027 is his F1 last chance

Jack Doohan says a return to the Formula 1 grid in 2027 is now his clear target and likely his last realistic opening, with the Haas reserve admitting that anything beyond that would probably require "some insane things" to happen in the driver market.

Speaking to Sky Sports commentary in Monaco, Doohan made it plain that F1 remains the priority despite his growing programme away from the grand prix paddock. "That’s the goal for next year," he said when asked if a race seat was still the objective. He then added: "You’d be a little bit silly to think if it doesn’t happen for 2027 it’s not going to happen unless some insane things happen."

That leaves the Australian trying to rebuild his position after losing his Alpine race seat after six rounds of the 2025 season, when Franco Colapinto replaced him following the Miami Grand Prix. Doohan said his focus is now "to put myself in a position to get in the car for next year" while accepting that, if it does not come together, "there’ll be some great opportunities to continue having a good race career in some fun cars."

The complication is that the campaign to get back onto the grid is unfolding alongside a significant endurance-racing programme. Doohan is racing in LMP2 for Nielsen Racing with David Heinemeier Hansson and Edward Pearson, adding a European Le Mans Series campaign and his first 24 Hours of Le Mans to his schedule.

That workload will also force a trade-off with his Haas duties, as Doohan said he will miss the team's Barcelona commitment next week because of Le Mans. The crossover underlines the position he is in: staying active and visible in top-level racing while still treating Formula 1 as the result that matters most.

His F1 mileage with Haas has so far been limited. Doohan said that after joining the team in mid-February, much of the early running had already been allocated, with Ryo Hirakawa in place before him. "When you join into a new programme mid-February with another reserve driver, by Ryo already being involved in the team, things are allocated quite well in advance," he said.

Doohan added that he expects to get in the car soon, but the broader picture is already clear: 2027 is the season around which he is now framing his F1 future, and whether he can turn a reserve role and a busy Le Mans campaign into a route back onto the grid.