Key Highlights Audiās Nico Hulkenberg lost a potential points finish at Interlagos after receiving a 10-second penalty for leaving the track while passing Alpineās Franco Colapinto. Audi racing director Allan McNish said the team considered the Turn 1 incident debatable because Colapinto had run wide and Hulkenberg had built a two-second gap before the situation ...
Key Highlights Pierre Gasly embraced the anticipated influx of passionate Argentine supporters backing team-mate Franco Colapinto at the Brazilian Grand Prix in Interlagos. Addressing past online toxicity directed at drivers and Alpine, Gasly dismissed any sense of pressure, jokingly citing his decade in Formula 1 working under Helmut Marko. Franco Colapinto noted recent improvements regarding ...
Key Highlights: Alpine drivers Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto received post-race penalties for yellow flag infringements, demoting both out of the top 10 at the Mexico Grand Prix. McLarenās Oscar Piastri was also penalized 10 seconds for an incident with Arvid Lindblad, causing a major reshuffle across the points-paying positions. Haas reserve driver Ryo Hirakawa ...
Key Highlights: Alpine Academy junior Gabriele Mini will make his official Formula 1 weekend debut in Free Practice 1 at the Mexico Grand Prix, driving Franco Colapintoās car. F1 teams are heavily utilizing the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez session to satisfy the mandatory quota of running rookie drivers in four practice sessions per season. Multiple changes ...
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: Renault has agreed to sell its historic Viry-Chatillon engine operations to Belgian automotive engineering firm Dumarey Group. The acquisition includes Alpine Racing SAS, incorporating the facility’s tangible and intangible assets as well as personnel. The move follows Renault’s decision to end its in-house Formula 1 engine program and transition Alpine to Mercedes customer ...
Key Highlights F1 Authentics is auctioning a 2024 BWT Alpine gearbox carrier and race-specification rear wing mounted on a custom-built display stand. The race-used gearbox carrier retains its original FIA seal, while the rear wingās DRS flap can still be opened and closed. The listed bid stood at $2,356 at the time of writing, with ...
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 started seventh on the Marina Bay grid but slipped outside the top 10 due to severe rear traction loss and tyre overheating after just three laps. Gasly lost crucial late positions to Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar, attributing his struggles to getting sideways on corner exit and equipment choices involving wheel ...
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 Alpine driver Franco Colapinto addressed online toxicity, stating that āno one ever talks aboutā 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 McLarenās Lando Norris. Colapinto highlighted the shared responsibility ...