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Arvid Lindblad went from 14th to 12th at the 2026 F1 United States GP after a grid penalty, a collision and a challenging two-stop race.
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Lindblad on best race car in F1 2026 and Colapinto contact at United States GP

Mira Recalde05 mins

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…

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Franco Colapinto on the unfortunate contact and damage to his Alpine at the 2026 United States GP, which ended his race earlier than expected.
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Colapinto explains significant damage after Lindblad contact leads to DNF at 2026 F1 United States GP

Editorial Staff03 mins

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…

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Alpine F1 driver Gasly during the 2026 United States GP
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Gasly details significant loss of downforce after Bearman contact in 2026 F1 United States GP

Lucrezia Costa03 mins

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…

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Pierre Gasly identified a key Alpine A526 limitation ahead of the 2026 F1 United States GP as Franco Colapinto backed the team's potential
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Gasly identifies Alpine A526 limitation ahead of 2026 F1 United States GP

Magdalena Put06 mins

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…

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Pierre Gasly explains how a poor launch and overheating tyres cost Alpine points at the 2026 F1 Singapore GP after starting 8th.
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Gasly explains A526 limitations after 2026 F1 Singapore GP struggles

Onkar Puranik03 mins

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…

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Franco Colapinto driving for Alpine F1 in 2026 Sprint Qualifying for Singapore GP 2026
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Alpine F1 left with soft tyre performance doubts after Sprint Qualifying for 2026 Singapore GP

Lucrezia Costa05 mins

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…

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Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly reflected on Alpine's decision to start on slick tyres in wet conditions at the 2026 F1 Malaysia round, which left both drivers at the back of the field before recovering to 13th and 16th.
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Colapinto and Gasly reflect on Alpine’s botched tyre call in 2026 F1 Malaysia race

Valeria Penachi07 mins

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…

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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 session in Saturday.
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“I’m really feeling quite at ease”: Gasly reflects on Qualifying P9 for the F1 2026 Malaysia round

Chiara Perin04 mins

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…

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Team Principal Flavio Briatore speaks on Colapinto's crash in Baku and leaving it in the past ahead of this 2026 F1 weekend in Malaysia.
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Flavio Briatore reflects on Baku ahead of 2026 F1 Malaysia: “We need to forget”

Viveka Sainani03 mins

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…

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