It is a two-way battle for Alpine’s second F1 seat in 2026, with Franco Colapinto in contention alongside reserve driver Paul Aron. The Argentine has spoken about his position in Alpine’s plans for 2026, as speculation continues around who will partner Pierre Gasly. With Gasly already secured until 2028, Alpine executive advisor Flavio Briatore has…
Franco Colapinto of Alpine shared his struggles during the difficult race of the 2025 Azerbaijan GP, which included a collision with Alex Albon and a significant lack of performance from the car. The Argentinian driver felt that he did his best with a “tricky car” but mentioned that a mid-race incident severely hampered his efforts…
Franco Colapinto is relatively pleased with his performance as an Alpine driver ahead of the 2025 F1 Azerbaijan GP. A better feeling In spite of not being able to score a single point so far with the Enstone-based squad, Colapinto explained in his print media session that he has a much better feeling with his…
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,…
Round 16 of the 2025 F1 season is in the books as the Italian GP race is completed, view the full report and results here. Max Verstappen started on pole ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Isack Hadjar and Pierre Gasly started from pit lane after power unit changes following qualifying. The top 13…
Alpine left Zandvoort empty-handed despite both Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto showing promise in a chaotic wet-dry F1 Dutch GP. Split strategies briefly put both cars in contention, but ultimately neither driver converted the opportunity into points. Gasly explains Alpine’s gamble Gasly started from 14th and attempted a bold one-stop strategy, running 23 laps on…
Round 15 of the 2025 F1 championship is in the books as the Dutch GP race has been completed, full report and results below. Oscar Piastri started on pole after pipping Lando Norris to pole by 0.012s. Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar were on the second row. Ollie Bearman started in the pit lane after…
There is no doubt that Jack Doohan’s replacement, Franco Colapinto, had his future with Alpine F1 wrapped in heightened expectations from executive advisor and de-facto leader Flavio Briatore; while the first few races felt like an opportunity to adjust to the car, the lack of positive performances during his tenure in the first half of…
Round 15 of the 2025 season continues from Zandvoort. FP2 has taken place at the F1 Dutch GP, view the full report and results below. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri delivered a McLaren 1-2 in Friday’s opening practice at Zandvoort, with the Aston Martin pair of Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso completing the top four…
With the summer break now behind them, F1 returns to action at the Dutch GP, beginning with FP1. All eyes will be on the close battle between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, separated by just nine points at the top of the standings, while four-time World Champion and home favourite Max Verstappen will be aiming…
