Franco Colapinto on Alert After Triggering Briatore Rule Break at Imola GP

The Pilarense got a good learning from their Alpine and is already focusing on Monaco, next weekend

Franco Colapinto had to let his partner Pierre Gasly pass in round 44 of the Imola Grand Prix for a career strategy of the Alpine team. The Argentine immediately responded to Flavio Briatore’s request and gave the 15th place in which he was located at that time. The message that Colapinto received was clear: “Exchange positions.” The engineers communicated it to him from the strategy designed by Briatore, who assumed as team leader a few days ag…

Franco Colapinto on alert after triggering Briatore rule break at Imola GP

As Franco Colapinto began his Alpine career with a crash and zero points, Flavio Briatore has made it clear that "only" performance matters.

Colapinto gets Briatore's patience after Imola nightmare

Flavio Briatore says he's staying calm and "patient" with Franco Colapinto after the Argentine's difficult debut for Alpine at Imola.

Flavio Briatore regretted the bad luck that hit Alpine F1 in Imola. The main team did not mention the mistake of Pierre Gasly, who pushed him back in 14th place. He did not mention the French race at all, but considered that the timing of the safety car was problematic for the final result of his team. "We were well off to get a good result in Imola and we had a chance to score points before the virtual security car," said (...)

Franco Colapinto generated massive attention in Argentina during the weekend. The 21-year-old Argentine driver had his premiere with Alpine in the 2025 season of Formula 1 and was able to complete the race in Imola, where he finished 16°. Everything that happened in the race, in the next ESPN video. In addition, in La Voz, we detailed this summary. Everything that happened with Colapinto in the GP of ItalyThe Argentine driver Franco Colapinto /A…