Pit Debrief

Colapinto remained remarkably optimistic about what lies ahead, viewing 2025's struggles as essential preparation for Alpine's F1 2026 reset.

“From the lows is when you learn the most” — Colapinto on his difficult 2025 F1 season with Alpine

Chiara Martin4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

Franco Colapinto’s first full F1 season with Alpine in 2025, didn’t go according to plan. The 22-year-old Argentine, who replaced Jack Doohan from the Imola Grand Prix onwards, endured a point-less campaign that left him 20th in the standings. Yet speaking in Abu Dhabi last month, Colapinto remained remarkably optimistic about what lies ahead, viewing…

Colapinto on track for Alpine during practice ahead of the 2025 Abu Dhabi GP

Colapinto: Alpine have “a lot of work to do” ahead of exciting 2026 F1 season

Ryan McGahey4 months ago4 months ago03 mins

Alpine F1’s Franco Colapinto ready to move past a challenging 2025 Formula 1 season as the team prepares for exciting 2026 rules reset. Alpine endured a difficult and frustrating 2025 F1 season, with the French marque last in the constructors standings. 2025 Alpine Rookie Franco Colapinto also struggled through a difficult year, failing to secure…

F1 2025 Driver Rankings: 15th | Pierre Gasly

Rohit Bhaskar5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

One of the season’s unsung performers has been Alpine’s Pierre Gasly, who’s ranked 15th in Pit Debrief’s 2025 Formula 1 Drivers’ Rankings. Gasly’s campaign lacked glory but showed his grit. Finishing 18th in the Drivers’ Championship with 22 points, the Frenchman shouldered the entire weight of Alpine’s aspirations in what became the Enstone squad’s worst-ever…

Alpine driver Franco Colapinto struggled a lot with Alpine's "lack of pace" during the F1 Abu Dhabi GP. He finished last.

Colapinto sad not to give Viry a good farewell at F1 Abu Dhabi GP

Esha Bajwa5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

Alpine driver Franco Colapinto continued to struggle with his Alpine’s “lack of pace” during the F1 Abu Dhabi GP. The Argentine driver finished P20 in Abu Dhabi, with his teammate, Pierre Gasly, finishing in P19. Additionally, the Enstone-based team finished last in the Constructors’ Championship. Not going anywhere Franco Colapinto did not hide his frustration…

Pierre Gasly on F1 Abu Dhabi GP P20 result

Gasly ends difficult season with P19 at F1 Abu Dhabi GP

Antonina Jaromin5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

Pierre Gasly finished 19th in the F1 Abu Dhabi GP, bringing an end to one of his toughest seasons at Alpine. After missing FP1 as Paulo Aron drove his car, Gasly finished FP2 in P20 before improving to P17 in FP3. However, later, after being eliminated in Q1 of qualifying, Gasly was set to start…

Alpine driver, Franco Colapinto, is ranked 20th in Pit Debrief's Driver Rankings for the 2025 F1 season with an under performing car.

F1 2025 Driver Rankings: 20th | Franco Colapinto

Esha Bajwa5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

Franco Colapinto is ranked 20th in Pit Debrief’s Driver Rankings for the 2025 F1 season. The Argentine driver hopped into Jack Doohan’s seat for the Imola GP and finishing out the season with Alpine. However, like Doohan, Colapinto ended the season point-less. With an underperforming Alpine A525, Colapinto did not have room to grow. Lack…

21st and last in Pit Debrief's Driver Rankings for the 2025 F1 season is Jack Doohan. He only had six rounds to prove himself.

F1 2025 Driver Rankings: 21st | Jack Doohan

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

21st and last in Pit Debrief’s Driver Rankings for the 2025 F1 season is Jack Doohan. The Aussie only got six rounds before getting booted by Alpine. He was replaced by Franco Colapinto. While the Argentine driver did not score any points either, the A525 was less competitive as the year went on. Jack Doohan…

Fourteen global manufacturers, including new entrant Genesis, headline the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) entry list.

Global manufacturers set for 2026 FIA WEC season

Karishma Persad5 months ago2 months ago07 mins

The FIA World Endurance Championship will feature one of the most diverse and competitive grids in global motorsport when the 2026 season begins. Fourteen major automotive manufacturers have committed to the championship, reinforcing the remarkable momentum the series has built during the Hypercar era. The entry list reflects the continued growth of endurance racing at…

Despite no points, Franco Colapinto claims Alpine has learned a lot from the 2025 F1 Qatar GP to carry over to the 2026 season.

Colapinto aims to carry learnings from point-less F1 Qatar GP to 2026

Nischay Rathore5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

Franco Colapinto took over the second Alpine seat from Jack Doohan after just six races into the 2025 F1 season. The Argentine, however, has failed to any impact on the team’s points tally since. The F1 Qatar GP was another addition to his point-less run. Colapinto, though, claims the team has learned quite a bit…

Nico Hülkenberg and Pierre Gasly discussed their incident at the F1 Qatar GP that could have massive implications on the Drivers' Championship come the end of next Sunday.

Hülkenberg and Gasly offer differing opinions on F1 Qatar GP collision

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

Nico Hülkenberg and Pierre Gasly discussed their incident at the F1 Qatar GP that could have massive implications on the Drivers’ Championship come the end of next Sunday. In the early laps, Nico Hülkenberg was quick. He passed Charles Leclerc at the start of lap 2 for P10. On the softs, he closed in on…