Franco Colapinto hasn’t done himself any favors with the P15 finish at the F1 Spanish GP. The Argentine reportedly has a five-race deadline to prove himself to be better than Jack Doohan. Alpine boss Flavio Briatore has set three parameters that Colapinto needs to excel in to retain the seat. Those parameters, broadly speaking, are…
Pierre Gasly had an impressive weekend at the F1 Spanish GP where he secured a fine P8 and brought home another 4 points for the team. This Grand Prix is only the second of the season where Alpine have managed to score points. The Alpine team have been struggling quite a lot this season, especially…
The F1 Monaco GP result for Franco Colapinto was a reflection of patience and execution. The Argentine driver started P18 in Monte Carlo and quietly moved up to finish 13th — a gain that came through clean driving, race attrition, and strategy rather than overtakes. Colapinto reflects on 2025 F1 Monaco GP: “Not a lot…
Alpine driver Franco Colapinto has addressed the recent online abuse directed at Jack Doohan and Yuki Tsunoda by a subset of Argentine fans ahead of the F1 Monaco GP. Colapinto’s return to F1 with Alpine has undoubtedly reinvigorated his passionate fanbase. Several media outlets, including Pit Debrief, had reported earlier in the year that Doohan…
Franco Colapinto sat on the sidelines for six Grands Prix weekends after a successful stint with Williams. The Argentine moved to Alpine in 2025 in hopes of soon finding an opportunity to race as a regular driver. That call arrived ahead of the race weekend in Imola as rookie Australian driver Jack Doohan failed to…
The 2025 Imola GP arrives at a turbulent moment for Pierre Gasly and the BWT Alpine F1 Team. The decision to replace Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto after only six rounds has generated widespread debate among fans and pundits alike. Criticism intensified after Alpine revealed that Colapinto had been confirmed to drive for only five…
Back again after his F1 debut last year, this time at the Imola GP, Franco Colapinto replaced Jack Doohan at Alpine. This decision was made after Doohan failed to perform according to the team’s expectations. The Argentine competed in 9 races last season due to the early termination of Logan Sargent at Williams. The French…
After the Miami Grand Prix, the Alpine F1 Team is on 9th place in the teams’ standings. Next to the drama off track, the sporting side is a struggle too. Pierre Gasly explains that the team got homework to do going into the new race week for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Tough weekend in…
Can you imagine leaving your home at 14—your family, friends, and language—to chase something uncertain? Franco Colapinto did. Year after year, he held onto that choice with no guarantees. Now, it leads him to Formula 1—not as a reserve, but as a full-time driver for Alpine.
Former BWT Alpine F1 Team Principal Oliver Oakes’s sudden departure from the team raised many questions and kick-started the F1 rumour mill following the official announcement on Tuesday. The Telegraph has since released that Oakes’ brother William Oakes had been arrested on May 2, explaining Oliver Oakes’s resignation. William Oakes, director of Hitech Grand Prix,…
