Doohan completes Arden F4 test

THE SON OF MOTORCYCLE RACING LEGEND Mick Doohan has had his first test in a British Formula 4 car as he gears up for his first season in car racing in 2018 as a Red Bull junior.

Karting graduate Jack Doohan, who will not celebrate his 15th birthday until January, tested at Snetterton last week with the Arden team with which he will race.

Doohan is mentored by Dave Boyce, a long-time guru of the karting and junior single-seater scenes.

“I think Jack will be good,” said Boyce.

“It depends on who stays in British F4 but, judging by his pace and how quickly he’s developed, he can do a good job. It’s all about him getting the mileage in at the moment and not going off.”

Doohan, who will be joined by fellow Red Bull junior Dennis Hauger at Arden, said: “To drive for a team as respected and successful as Arden is something I could have only dreamed of at the start of 2017 when I arrived in Europe.”