Franco Colapinto has crashed his Alpine F1 car during Pirelli's tyre test at Hungaroring
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Franco Colapinto crashes Alpine F1 car in Pirelli’s 2026 tyre test at Hungaroring

Alpine have confirmed that Franco Colapinto suffered a massive crash on the second day of Pirelli’s 2026 F1 tyre test at the Hungaroring circuit. The Italian tyre supplier has been conducting regular tests throughout the season to develop its 2026 tyre compounds. The new tyres are smaller and narrower as part of Formula 1’s upcoming…

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McLaren driver Lando Norris on track for FP1 at the 2025 Hungarian GP
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F1 | FP1 | Hungarian GP | Norris sets the pace ahead of Piastri and Leclerc as Alonso sits out morning session

The Hungarian GP weekend kicks off with FP1 at 13:30 local time, with the newly renovated Hungaroring circuit hosting the final round of racing before the F1 summer break.  Conditions are warm and sunny so far, though there is a chance of rain for race day on Sunday.  Fernando Alonso will miss the first practice…

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F2 driver Arvid Lindblad makes his FP1 debut with Red Bull at the F1 British GP weekend
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Young drivers Lindblad and Aron reflect on their respective FP1 debuts at the F1 British GP

Young talents Arvid Lindblad and Paul Aron made appearances during Free Practice 1 at the F1 British GP, getting behind the wheel for Red Bull and Sauber respectively. Both drivers spoke positively about the experience. Lindblad delighted after “amazing” practice session Lindblad described his first official F1 session as “amazing” after stepping into Yuki Tsunoda’s…

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BWT Alpine reserve driver Paul Aron will take place in the F1 British GP FP1 as a result of an agreement with Kick Sauber
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Paul Aron to take part in FP1 session at F1 British GP after agreement between Alpine and Sauber

The F1 British GP weekend is swiftly approaching, BWT Alpine Formula One Team just announced their reserve driver, Paul Aron, will drive the Sauber car for the FP1 session. All 10 of the F1 teams are required by the FIA to complete mandatory rookie Free Practice outings. Therefore, Alpine agreed with Kick Sauber for the…

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Oakes says new Alpine F1 reserve Aron showed “mental strength” in F2 after Mercedes drop

Alpine F1 team boss and Hitech founder Oliver Oakes says that Paul Aron showed “some mental strength” after getting dropped by Mercedes ahead of his first Formula 2 season. Aron joined Hitech Pulse-Eight for the 2024 F2 season without Mercedes backing him anymore. The Estonian driver was part of the junior programme for four years….

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Bortoleto “very confident” ahead of FIA Formula 2 Yas Marina feature race

With just one race – the Yas Marina feature race – left in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship season, Invicta Racing’s Gabriel Bortoleto leads Campos Racing’s Isack Hadjar in the Drivers’ Championship standings by a mere 4.5 points. Coming into the weekend, Bortoleto saw his lead in the standings drop to only 0.5 points…

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