Key Highlights: Alpine Academy junior Gabriele Mini will make his official Formula 1 weekend debut in Free Practice 1 at the Mexico Grand Prix, driving Franco Colapintoās car. F1 teams are heavily utilizing the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez session to satisfy the mandatory quota of running rookie drivers in four practice sessions per season. Multiple changes ...
Key Highlights: Alpine issued an official statement backing driver Franco Colapinto following on-air remarks made by Jeremy Clarkson during the United States Grand Prix. Clarkson joked on Sky Sports F1 that Colapinto had received a grid penalty “for being Argentinian,” pointing back to his contentious 2014 Top Gear filming trip to Patagonia. Colapinto’s actual penalty ...
Key Highlights: Jeremy Clarkson made a controversial joke regarding Williams driver Franco Colapinto’s grid penalty while appearing as an Alpine guest at the United States Grand Prix. The broadcaster recounted his long-running friction with Argentina dating back to the contentious 2014 Top Gear Patagonia special. Clarkson shared his candid thoughts on Martin Brundle’s celebrity grid ...
Key Highlights: Renault has agreed to sell its historic Viry-Chatillon engine operations to Belgian automotive engineering firm Dumarey Group. The acquisition includes Alpine Racing SAS, incorporating the facility’s tangible and intangible assets as well as personnel. The move follows Renault’s decision to end its in-house Formula 1 engine program and transition Alpine to Mercedes customer ...
Key Highlights F1 Authentics is auctioning a 2024 BWT Alpine gearbox carrier and race-specification rear wing mounted on a custom-built display stand. The race-used gearbox carrier retains its original FIA seal, while the rear wingās DRS flap can still be opened and closed. The listed bid stood at $2,356 at the time of writing, with ...
Key Highlights: Franco Colapinto has urged Argentinian supporters to halt their toxic online behavior after persistent abuse targeted Formula 1 rivals, team colleagues, and officials. The plea comes after multiple incidents at the Zandvoort, Madrid, and Baku rounds prompted Alpine to repeatedly issue statements condemning online vitriol. Colapinto directly warned followers on social media that ...
Key Highlights Pierre Gasly started seventh on the Marina Bay grid but slipped outside the top 10 due to severe rear traction loss and tyre overheating after just three laps. Gasly lost crucial late positions to Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar, attributing his struggles to getting sideways on corner exit and equipment choices involving wheel ...
Key Highlights: Pierre Gasly questioned stewarding consistency after Lando Norris avoided a penalty for clashing with McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri in the Singapore sprint. FIA stewards cleared Norris of wrongdoing, classifying the Turn 5 clash as a racing incident after finding both drivers contributed to the collision. The ruling drew comparisons to recent incidents in ...
Key Highlights Alpine driver Franco Colapinto addressed online toxicity, stating that āno one ever talks aboutā the substantial amount of abuse he personally faces from various fanbases. The discussion follows a safety car restart collision at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix involving Colapinto, Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly, and McLarenās Lando Norris. Colapinto highlighted the shared responsibility ...
Key Highlights Franco Colapinto remains in Alpineās Formula 1 line-up after his Azerbaijan Grand Prix crash involving Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris. Colapinto travelled directly from Baku to Alpineās UK factory and entered the simulator ahead of the next race in Malaysia. Data analysis indicated that a small braking error caused the lock-up, although the ...
Key Highlights: Marc Priestley called Franco Colapintoās Turn 1 collision at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix āoutrageous.ā The crash eliminated both Alpine cars and Lando Norris during a safety car restart in Baku. Priestley said Norrisās call for a race ban was excessive, while Colapinto received a five-place grid penalty for the next race. Marc Priestley ...
Key Highlights Alpine has condemned renewed online abuse after Franco Colapintoās crash at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Colapintoās Safety Car restart incident eliminated Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly and McLaren driver Lando Norris. Alpine said it will work with Formula 1, the FIA and other stakeholders to address online abuse. Alpine condemns online abuse after Colapintoās ...