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 Arvid Lindblad, Franco Colapinto, and Gabriel Bortoleto have received grid penalties for the United States Grand Prix after taking on new power unit components. Gabriel Bortoleto faces a cumulative 20-place drop that will send him to the back of the grid, while Colapinto receives a 10-place penalty and Lindblad a five-place drop. Action ...
Key Highlights: Racing Bulls hold a 32-point lead over Alpine for fifth place in the World Championship with six rounds remaining following a dominant triple-header swing. Despite Alpine’s A526 showing strong single-lap qualifying pace, incidents and tyre limitations in Azerbaijan, Bahrain, and Singapore resulted in zero points across the stretch. Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto ...
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 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: Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar has received a five-place grid penalty for introducing a new power unit element exceeding his restricted allocation. Franco Colapinto of Alpine faces a combined 15-place grid drop, stemming from a Baku collision penalty and a new internal combustion engine (V6) component. Racing Bulls driver Arvid Lindblad has been hit ...
Key Highlights Alpine driver Franco Colapinto addressed online toxicity, stating that âno one ever talks aboutâ 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 McLarenâs Lando Norris. Colapinto highlighted the shared responsibility ...
Key Highlights Isack Hadjar will take a five-place grid penalty after exceeding the Formula 1 power-unit allocation. Arvid Lindblad faces a 30-place penalty and will start the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia from the back of the field. Franco Colapinto has received an additional 10-place grid drop on top of an existing five-place penalty. Power-unit ...
Key Highlights: Lando Norris said he âcaught up in the heat of the momentâ after criticizing Franco Colapinto following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Norris apologized directly to Colapinto on Sunday night and later issued a public apology. The McLaren driver expects the Sepang International Circuit to suit the MCL40 better than Baku, provided the team ...
Key Highlights Franco Colapinto remains in Alpineâs Formula 1 line-up after his Azerbaijan Grand Prix crash involving Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris. Colapinto travelled directly from Baku to Alpineâs 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 Pierre Gasly says Alpine must âgot to look aheadâ and focus on securing fifth place in the Constructorsâ Championship. Franco Colapintoâs Azerbaijan Grand Prix collision with Gasly forced both Alpine cars? NoâGaslyâs Alpine, Lando Norrisâs McLaren and Colapintoâs Alpine all retired. Alpine are 15 points behind Racing Bulls in the battle to finish ...