Jack Doohan fumes at Alpine over team radio: 'That's a joke'

Jack Doohan was left furious with Alpine after a disappointing early exit in Friday's sprint shootout ahead of the Miami sprint race.  The Australian driver delivered his outfit an outraged radio message after being compromised in the opening part of the session by his team-mate.  Doohan was eliminated in 17th, whilst Gasly progressed to the second part of the sprint shootout at the Miami International Autodrome.  Alpine's plan had been for Gasly to leave the garage directly ahead of the Australian; however, the plan quickly unfolded after Doohan required assistance to avoid hitting the pit wall. This was caused by both cars being released at exactly the same time, impacting how much Doohan could turn. In addition, due to the poor turning circle on current F1 cars, it has become a common trend to see drivers brush the pit wall when exiting the garage. To avoid contact with the pit wall, Alpine mechanics had to push Doohan back, before he continued on his way.  As a result, other cars split the two Enstone-based cars, hurting the 22-year-old. He was angry with the team, triggering a radio outburst. "Man, that's not acceptable. That’s not acceptable," stated a furious Doohan over the radio.  His race engineer quickly apologised; however, Doohan's radio frustration continued: "If you’re going to send him after me, you have to make sure he’s ready, or before me. I can’t turn out and then have to turn out because he’s going to run into me.  "And then you guys put me out of Q1. That’s a joke!”