Franco Colapinto rued a “very tough” weekend at the 2025 F1 Italian GP, as he struggled for pace around the Temple of Speed, with his Alpine A525 mainly losing out in straight line speed against its direct rivals. Alpine has a small but significant deficit in terms of engine horsepower compared to the other manufacturers,…
Ahead of the 2025 F1 Dutch GP, Franco Colapinto has refelcted on his performance during the first half of his Formula One season with Alpine. The Argentine has had a tough start to the 2025 F1 season. He is currently the only driver on the grid right now who hasn’t scored any points so far….
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…
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…
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…
Pierre Gasly showed wonderful racecraft and pushed the A525 to its limits at the F1 Belgian GP weekend. While the Frenchman leaves Belgium with only one more point, he did everything he could to stay in the top ten, driving a mistake-free race. Pit at the correct moment On Friday, the Alpine driver drove an…
Pierre Gasly has reflected on a dissapointing start to the F1 2025 season with Alpine. It’s the halfway point of the current campaign and the Enstone-based team are last in the championship with 19 points, 10 behind Haas. Gasly shared his disappointment during a print media session at the British GP. However, he discussed that…
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…
Pierre Gasly achieved his best race result of the season so far at the F1 British GP. Crossing the line P6, the Alpine driver made all the right decisions in a chaotic mixed conditions race at Silverstone this weekend. Gasly on turning his weekend around after a rough Friday and FP3 Gasly failed to crack…
Alpine’s Pierre Gasly managed to drag his Alpine A525 into Q3 during the F1 British GP qualifying. The Frenchman will be starting the race from tenth but expects a tough race with plenty of struggles. Sticking to our guns Alpine displayed concerning pace during all the practice sessions of the F1 British GP, where Gasly…
