Key Highlights Franco Colapinto remains in Alpine’s Formula 1 line-up after his Azerbaijan Grand Prix crash involving Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris. Colapinto travelled directly from Baku to Alpine’s 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 Alpine suffered a double retirement at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Franco Colapinto collided with Pierre Gasly on a lap 36 restart. Flavio Briatore called Colapinto’s late-braking incident “a very poor move” and said he was “extremely disappointed” by the result. Briatore will consider further action after Colapinto accepted full responsibility for the ...
Franco Colapinto has secured a contract extension with Alpine Formula 1 Team, locking in his race seat for the 2027 season alongside teammate Pierre Gasly. The announcement rewards the Argentine driver’s significant step forward in performance during the 2026 campaign. From Reserve to Race Leader Colapinto joined Alpine as a reserve driver in 2025 following ...
Alpine Retains Franco Colapinto for 2027 Formula 1 Season Alpine has confirmed Franco Colapinto will remain with the team for the 2027 Formula 1 season,…