Pierre Gasly is the fastest man in FP1 for the Saudi Arabian GP
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Gasly reflects on brilliant lap to make SQ3 in F1 Belgian GP Sprint Qualifying

The first part of the F1 sprint weekend in Belgium at the Spa Francorchamps circuit has concluded, with the drivers setting the grid for Saturday’s sprint race after sprint qualifying, and it was a mixed bag for Alpine. For the Enstone-based team, this was a close call on several levels; the team came into this…

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Alpine's Franco Colapinto reflects on strategy choice he was planning to follow and the missed opportunities following unfortunate DNS at the chaotic F1 British GP
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Colapinto discusses desired strategy choice and missed opportunities following DNS at F1 British GP

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…

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Franco Colapinto of BWT Alpine F1 Team current P21 in the 2025 Drivers' Championship at mid-season
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2025 F1 Mid-Season review: Franco Colapinto

Unlike the majority of drivers on the 2025 F1 grid, Franco Colapinto did not commence his season at the opener in Melbourne. Instead, his campaign began in Imola after months of speculation, intensified by a hot-mic incident involving YPF CEO Horacio Marin. Consequently, the Argentine driver earned promotion to Alpine’s second seat, replacing F1 rookie…

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Yuki Tsunoda of Red Bull Racing finished last in the F1 Austrian GP due to ongoing struggles with the RB 21
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Tsunoda has difficulty explaining F1 Austrian GP struggles – “I don’t know what’s going on”

The Austrian GP is usually a great race for Red Bull Racing, but this year it was mostly struggles, especially for Yuki Tsunoda. In Q1 he was just 2,5 tenths behind team mate Max Verstappen, but given the short nature of the Red Bull Ring, this meant just an 18th position on the grid for…

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Alpine driver Pierre Gasly at the Austrian GP
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Pierre Gasly reflects on a very disappointing F1 Austrian GP

The F1 Austrian GP was a tale of what might have been for Alpine’s Pierre Gasly. The Frenchman started brightly at the Red Bull Ring, but a promising opening quickly unravelled into a frustrating Sunday, leaving Alpine without points and Gasly lamenting what he called a “very disappointing” result. Gasly lined up 10th on the…

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Franco Colapinto could not improve on his 14th-place starting position at the F1 Austrian GP, and despite flirting with the points early the Alpine driver found himself finishing 15th at the Red Bull Ring as he had incidents with Yuki Tsunoda and Oscar Piastri.
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Colapinto discusses Piastri and Tsunoda incidents in F1 Austrian GP

Franco Colapinto could not improve on his 14th-place starting position at the F1 Austrian GP, and despite flirting with the points early the Alpine driver found himself finishing 15th at the Red Bull Ring as he had incidents with Yuki Tsunoda and Oscar Piastri. Colapinto in particular had trouble with his middle stint on medium…

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