Franco Colapinto has crashed his Alpine F1 car during Pirelli's tyre test at Hungaroring
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Franco Colapinto crashes Alpine F1 car in Pirelli’s 2026 tyre test at Hungaroring

Alpine have confirmed that Franco Colapinto suffered a massive crash on the second day of Pirelli’s 2026 F1 tyre test at the Hungaroring circuit. The Italian tyre supplier has been conducting regular tests throughout the season to develop its 2026 tyre compounds. The new tyres are smaller and narrower as part of Formula 1’s upcoming…

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Franco Colapinto was P14 in qualifying for the F1 Hungarian GP after a good showing on Saturday.
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Colapinto explains having first consistent feeling with A525 since Imola after good F1 Hungarian GP qualifying showing

Franco Colapinto was P14 in qualifying for the F1 Hungarian GP after a good showing on Saturday. Outpaced by Pierre Gasly on Friday, the driver from Argentina turned it around on Saturday. He was 0.3s faster in FP3, and backed it up by beating the Frenchman by 0.091s in Q1. Colapinto was P15, Gasly ended…

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SPA, BELGIUM - JULY 27: Franco Colapinto of Argentina driving the (43) Alpine F1 A525 Renault on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on July 27, 2025 in Spa, Belgium. (Photo by Sam Bloxham/LAT Images)
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Colapinto was “not quick enough” in dry conditions at F1 Belgian GP

Franco Colapinto finished P19 at last weekend’s F1 Belgian GP. Mixed wet conditions proved to be difficult for the Alpine driver, as he struggled to find pace on both the intermediate and slick tyres. Colapinto and his team opted for the two-stop strategy which ultimately was to their own detriment. Colapinto on pitting a second…

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Alpine's Franco Colapinto reflects on strategy choice he was planning to follow and the missed opportunities following unfortunate DNS at the chaotic F1 British GP
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Colapinto discusses desired strategy choice and missed opportunities following DNS at F1 British GP

Franco Colapinto has opened up about his feeling in the Alpine A525, the strategy option he was planning to adopt, and the missed opportunities following the unfortunate DNS he encountered at the rain-swept F1 British GP.  After finding the Alpine single-seater rather tricky to handle in the practice sessions, Colapinto’s race weekend only took a…

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Pierre Gasly at the 2025 F1 Spanish Grand Prix
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Pierre Gasly praises Alpine for strong qualifying bounce back at F1 Spanish GP

Pierre Gasly has said today was his “best qualifying session of the season” after he qualified in the top 10 for the F1 Spanish GP. The Alpine driver will start eighth on the grid for Sunday’s race in a much more positive result following a difficult series of races. Gasly: Alpine “needed to bounce back”…

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