Formula 1: Alpine formalizes the arrival of Argentinian Franco Colapinto as new reserve driver

The young driver leaves the Williams team with which he took his first steps in F 1, competing in the last nine Grands Prix of the 2024 season being preferred to Logan Sargeant. “We are very pleased to have reached an agreement with Williams Racing to sign Franco Colapinto,” said Flavio Briatore, executive advisor to Alpine.

Already a bit of pressure for Doohan

“Clearly, Franco is one of the best prospects in motorsport right now. “It’s fair to say that he surprised a lot of people, including me, when he appeared on the Formula 1 grid last year,” he continued.

“I can’t wait to get started and see where this adventure takes us,” said Colapinto, whose arrival should put a little more pressure on Jack Doohan, Esteban Ocon’s replacement. If the seat occupied by Frenchman Pierre Gasly seems untouchable, the arrival of Colapinto, who twice finished in the points in nine races, could threaten the starting place of the 21-year-old Australian for whom the first Grands Prix promise to be decisive.