The 2026 F1 Austrian GP was a challenging weekend for Alpine; Franco Colapinto, who started in P16, moved up only one spot to finish P15, a lap down on the race winner, George Russell. The combination of higher track temperatures and a general lack of pace left both drivers out of the points. The Argentinian…
The 2026 F1 Austrian GP was one to forget for Alpine, with both Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto struggling to extract pace out of an upgraded A526. Gasly, who had started the 2026 F1 Austrian GP in P11, had his race compromised by a bad start and ultimately finished the race in P13. This is…
Franco Colapinto found the F1 podcast of Alpine boss Flavio Briatore funny, as he speaks high of the Italian highlighting the push. The latest episode of Beyond the Grid podcast by F1 caused a stir, especially among the Argentinean fans after Alpine chief Briatore’s comments on Colapinto and his fanbase. The Italian didn’t understand the…
As F1 gears up for the Austrian GP this weekend, Fernando Alonso has opened up about the rumours linking him to Alpine, his commitment to Aston Martin, online abuse, their timeline for upgrades, and the hard work the entire team is putting into turning their difficult 2026 season around. Alonso has yet to decide whether…
The Alpine F1 Team heads to the 2026 Austrian GP in Spielberg with strong momentum following an intense start to the European phase of the 2026 F1 season. After a successful Right of Review petition officially restored Pierre Gasly’s third-place podium in Monaco, the team followed up with a double-points finish in Barcelona, where Gasly…
Alpine had a strong Sunday at the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP with Franco Colapinto and teammate Pierre Gasly finishing P8 and P7 respectively. However, the Argentinian dropped to P10 after being handed a 10-second penalty for a yellow flag infringement. Despite the penalty, he still finished within the points. A strong recovery drive for Alpine…
Pierre Gasly was pleasantly surprised to walk away with points after the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP. The Alpine driver was not happy after qualifying, but managed to steer his Mercedes-powered A526 to a solid P7, at that time one place ahead of his team mate. Gasly happy about big points haul Starting 14th, Gasly had…
Franco Colapinto endured a chaotic 2026 F1 Monaco GP, with the Argentine involved in several key moments as the race unravelled late on. After starting from the lower end of the field, Colapinto was part of the early train behind Sergio Pérez as teams tried to use strategy to make up ground. His race became…
While Carlos Sainz slammed Nico Hülkenberg for colliding into him at the race restart, the German shared his own perspective of the incident and the penalty he received after both F1 drivers had finished outside the points at the 2026 Monaco GP on Sunday. As the session resumed under the Safety Car in the aftermath…
During a print media session at the 2026 F1 Monaco GP, Franco Colapinto discussed how his season has compared to last year. After Colapinto joined Alpine in the 7th race of the 2025 season, he was unable to score a point. This year, Colapinto has already scored 15 points just 5 races in. Franco Colapinto…
