Colapinto enters crucial weeks as Aron outing offers F1 benchmark
One week on from being slapped on the wrists by Alpine for ignoring team orders, Franco Colapinto enters a crucial set of races to secure his Formula 1 future. At the end of last weekend’s United States Grand Prix in Austin, Colapinto was ordered to hold station by Alpine while fighting team-mate Pierre Gasly for […]
Alpine to review Colapinto’s ‘disappointing’ team order defiance in F1 US GP
Alpine director Steve Nielsen says the squad will «review» why Franco Colapinto ignored a call not to overtake team-mate Pierre Gasly towards the end of Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix. In Austin Gasly and Colapinto ended up squabbling over 17th after another character-building afternoon for the Enstone team, which has long shifted focus on […]
Who should partner Gasly at Alpine for F1 2026?
The 2026 Formula 1 grid is starting to take shape with only four teams left to officially confirm their driver line-up for next season. Mercedes is one, but the Silver Arrows is expected to keep its pairing of George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, while Alpine, Red Bull and Racing Bulls are the other three. […]
Colapinto ‘braking 100 metres early’ caused F1 Singapore GP spin
Nico Hulkenberg has blamed his Singapore Grand Prix spin on Franco Colapinto, claiming the Alpine Formula 1 driver braked much earlier than usual. Hulkenberg was attacking Colapinto for 14th position on lap 43 when he clipped the rear of the Alpine in Turn 8, breaking his Sauber’s front wing endplate. But the Argentinian was not […]
How Azerbaijan GP qualifying broke a red flag F1 record
It took almost two hours to decide the grid for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, thanks to the six red flags that contributed to a stop-start qualifying. While the Baku City Circuit is known for its ravenous walls, the greater quantity of spills largely demonstrated the difficulty of the conditions. Those six red flags produced a […]
Why Colapinto is still fighting against a serious Alpine weakness, and for his F1 future
Amid frequent speculation over his future at Alpine, Franco Colapinto vows to keep chipping away at the underwhelming results that he’s achieved while struggling with a difficult 2025 Formula 1 car. For a variety of reasons, Alpine’s switch from Jack Doohan to Colapinto hasn’t worked out yet. After six race weekends marred by several incidents […]
Colapinto expected to remain at Alpine F1 for now
Franco Colapinto is expected to stay at the Alpine Formula 1 squad beyond his initial five-race stint. This weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix is the fifth race of Colapinto’s run replacing Jack Doohan, who was demoted after May’s Miami weekend following a bruising introduction to F1. In Alpine’s initial driver announcement Colapinto, who was signed from […]
Why Colapinto’s F1 future is in doubt again
“Sit long by the river,” goes a quote popularly (and incorrectly) attributed to Sun Tzu, “and you will see the bodies of your enemies float by”. The one certainty at Alpine is a constant state of uncertainty. So many senior executives have been hired and fired over the past few years that you wonder if […]
Tribal and toxic social media sour F1 fandom, but what can be done?
Dozens of fans were chanting his name as their favourite Formula 1 driver climbed the pitwall after the race to greet them. But this was not a Ferrari driver celebrating, let’s say, a podium on home soil. Instead, it was Alpine’s Franco Colapinto, who had come home in 16th place after a muted first grand […]