F1: Alpine to keep Franco Colapinto for 2027 season
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Key Points:
- Alpine has re-signed Franco Colapinto for the 2027 Formula 1 season, continuing alongside lead driver Pierre Gasly.
- Colapinto, 23, achieved a career-best sixth place at the Canadian Grand Prix this year, showing significant progress and consistency.
- Alpine executive director Flavio Briatore emphasized the importance of driver stability while prioritizing the development of a faster race car.
- Alpine's competitiveness improved notably due to shifting focus from their 2025 car to the 2026 chassis and switching to Mercedes engines after Renault ended its F1 engine program.
- Colapinto joined Alpine as a reserve driver in 2025 after a half-season with Williams in 2024, benefiting from Latin American sponsorship and replacing Jack Doohan mid-2025.
