Overview

• Colapinto finished 11th at Zandvoort, less than half a second from the final point, marking his best result since joining Alpine.
• Team sources outlined a pre-agreed protocol for position swaps, yet Gasly ceded one lap later than instructed after the late safety car, leaving Colapinto no time to attack Esteban Ocon.
• Alpine’s weekend recap conceded the plan focused on Gasly “did not work,” while Gasly called his tyre call “risky” and quipped that they would “try to win next weekend.”
• The FIA is reviewing incidents involving George Russell with Charles Leclerc and Yuki Tsunoda with Gasly, and possible penalties could retroactively move Colapinto to 10th.
• Following hostile messages on social media, Alpine published a community code urging respectful conduct as the team turns to Monza on 7 September, where Colapinto seeks his first point.