The only practice session of the weekend has taken place at the F1 São Paulo GP, full FP1 report and results below. It was a good start for Oscar Piastri. A 1:12.169 from the Australian saw him lead Alonso and Norris at the 5-minute mark. Lewis Hamilton would then split the Aussie and Spaniard, going…
Alpine have announced that Franco Colapinto will continue to drive for them in the 2026 F1 season. He will partner with Pierre Gasly, who signed a long-term contract extension with the French team in September. Alpine’s confirmation of their 2026 driver line-up has hit the headlines as F1 teams gear up for the 2025 São…
Franco Colapinto has opened up about Alpine’s chronic uncompetitiveness, his on-track improvement in recent weekends, controversy over team orders in Austin, simulator work, and future prospects as they gear up for the last few races of the 2025 F1 season. Following his official debut for Alpine at the Imola GP, the first half of Colapinto’s…
Alpine endured yet another difficult weekend at the twentieth destination of the 2025 F1 season, the Mexico City GP. Throughout the whole race, Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto drove at the back of the field. Gasly saw the chequered flag as the 15th, just ahead of his teammate Colapinto, who was the last runner to…
Franco Colapinto discused the events of Austin ahead of the F1 Mexico City GP. The Argentine driver joined F1 last year replacing Logan Sargeant at Williams in 2024. He has never had a full year contract but signed on as a reserved driver for Alpine this year. He quickly replaced Jack Doohan after the Miami…
Pierre Gasly and Alpine are “trying to stick together as a team” before the F1 Mexico City GP following a team orders debacle in Austin. Alpine F1 driver, Pierre Gasly, is looking to move past the team order controversy that unfolded in Austin. During the final laps of the US Grand Prix, teammate Franco Colapinto…
Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto struggled all weekend at the F1 US GP, starting 16th and finishing 18th. It was the first time that the Brazilian rookie failed to make it out of Q1 since Silverstone. The result also marks a three race points drought after scoring in four of his previous six races. Bortoleto “just off”…
An extremely frustrated Pierre Gasly was left bitterly disappointed by Alpine’s performance at the F1 US GP. He finished last of the runners in P19 at the end of the 56-lap contest. By Alpine’s recent standards, qualifying was pretty respectable as the 2020 Italian GP winner put his car in P14 on the grid. It…
Franco Colapinto defied team orders to stay behind his Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly during their battle for 17th place in the F1 US GP. However, Alpine Managing Director Steve Nielsen criticised Colapinto’s decision, saying Colapinto’s actions “disappointed” the team when he ignored instructions. Alpine fighting at the back of the field During Sunday’s F1 US…
Pierre Gasly reckons that the issue which has been preventing Alpine F1 from performing at its best might have been solved ahead of the US GP. In fact, the Frenchman believes all the issues from the past rounds has been found. His lack of pace was probably caused by some aerodynamic components not working properly….
