Alpine’s Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly endured a difficult 2026 F1 São Paulo GP, with both drivers struggling for grip on the intermediate tyres and ultimately finished outside the points. After failing to progress to the second part of Qualifying, Colapinto and Gasly lined up on the eighth row of the grid in P15 and…
Alpine completed an encouraging Friday of practice ahead of the 2026 F1 São Paulo GP, gathering valuable information about the Interlagos circuit while avoiding major incidents. The opening practice session saw Alpine Academy driver Gabriele Minì replace Pierre Gasly, with Franco Colapinto taking part in both sessions. The Italian, currently competing with MP Motorsport in…
Ahead of the 2026 F1 Mexico City GP, Fernando Alonso doubled down on his harsh comments about driving standards at the back of the grid, which fellow drivers like Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon are now challenging. At the 2026 F1 United States GP, Alonso was involved in a Lap 1 incident with Williams driver…
Arvid Lindblad had an eventful but ultimately encouraging afternoon at the 2026 F1 United States GP. The Racing Bulls rookie qualified ninth but received a five-place grid penalty after taking his sixth internal combustion engine (ICE) of the season, exceeding the permitted allocation and dropping him to P14 on the starting grid. Lindblad eventually crossed…
Franco Colapinto was left disappointed after contact with Arvid Lindblad damaged his Alpine beyond repair at the 2026 F1 United States GP, forcing him to retire on Lap 30. Colapinto’s race at the Circuit of the Americas came to an early end after the incident with the Racing Bulls driver on the approach to Turn…
Alpine’s Pierre Gasly was glad to be able to maximise the potential of his A526 at the 2026 F1 United States GP, as he managed to secure P10 at COTA on Sunday An eventful 2026 F1 United States GP for Gasly The Frenchman’s outing had begun with smooth sailing on Friday. While he didn’t anticipate…
Speaking ahead of the 2026 F1 United States GP, Pierre Gasly admitted Alpine is hampered by a “fundamental” limitation with its A526 that has been affecting performance despite showing competitive qualifying pace throughout the recent triple-header, while Franco Colapinto reiterated the team remains competitive. The Alpine drivers arrived in Austin after a difficult run of…
Alpine driver Pierre Gasly left the 2026 F1 Singapore GP disappointed after a strong qualifying result failed to deliver points. The Frenchman identified a lack of traction as the A526’s most significant weakness. He explained that the car stepped sideways whenever he applied the throttle, leading to losing lap time each tour, particularly as a…
It was an overall decent day for Alpine F1, as Pierre Gasly found his way into the top ten during the Sprint Qualifying for the 2026 Singapore GP, with teammate Franco Colapinto set to start right behind in P11. The driver duo are in a strong position to fight for points in the last Sprint…
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…
