Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto had given Alpine something to build on in qualifying at the 2026 F1 Malaysia round, with Gasly reaching Q3 and finishing ninth, and Colapinto making it through to Q2 as he helped his teammate with a tow in the middle segment. The Argentinian then dropped to 21st on the grid…
Alpine’s Pierre Gasly managed to get into Q3 once again in the F1 2026 Malaysia Qualifying session. The Frenchman finished P9 for the three sessions in Saturday. Gasly scored a time of 1:37.174 in Q1, over 0.6s behind Verstappen up front. In Q2, he got a tow from teammate Colapinto, who received a five-place grid…
Flavio Briatore addresses the collision between Alpine drivers Franco Colapinto, Pierre Gasly, and McLaren’s Lando Norris at a 2026 F1 press conference in Malaysia. After the Safety Car left the track, Colapinto had a massive lock up into Turn 1, took out the French and British drivers and caused all three drivers to retire from…
Alpine’s Franco Colapinto locked up in the restart at the F1 2026 Azerbaijan GP and missed his braking point in Turn 1; he hit teammate Pierre Gasly, who in turn took out McLaren’s Lando Norris. It was a stable race in Baku from the start to the halfway mark. On lap 30, Williams’ Alex Albon…
F1 drivers and teams have called for changes to the Madring layout after the inaugural 2026 Spanish GP showed the circuit’s lack of overtaking opportunities. The 5.4km Madrid street circuit produced just four overtakes from lights out to the chequered flag. However, this came as little surprise, as drivers expected overtaking to be difficult ahead…
Audi’s Nico Hülkenberg took his third points finish in four races with a 10th place finish at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP. After the race the German was satisfied with the car, but thought that they could have made more of its pace. “I think [there was] not much more in it today. Only if…
Pierre Gasly was unable to score points at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP despite the Alpine showing good pace following the VSC. Following the race, Gasly discussed how the new ‘Madring’ track can be improved for racing in the upcoming seasons. Pierre Gasly on his 2026 F1 Spanish GP The 2026 Spanish GP took place…
Speaking on media day, F1 drivers gave their thoughts on the new Madring track, with Madrid set to host the 2026 F1 Spanish GP for the first time this weekend. Drivers will be getting their first real-life taste of the purpose-built Madrid circuit on Friday, having relied heavily on simulator running to prepare for the…
Pierre Gasly reflected positively on Alpine’s performance at the 2026 F1 Italian GP after taking his maiden pole position and finishing P7 at Monza. Gasly’s weekend began with the frustrating loss of his 2026 Monza podium, followed by a missed FP1 session as rookie Paul Aron took his seat. After finishing P14 in FP2, overnight…
On Saturday in the 2026 F1 Italian GP Qualifying, Charles Leclerc placed fourth ahead of his Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton. This came after a shock performance by Alpine’s Pierre Gasly, who managed to snatch his first pole. Ferrari hoped to have a very special weekend with their engine upgrade as part of their ADUO allowance….
