Overview

• Alpine sits last in the Constructors’ standings with 20 points—none scored by rookie Franco Colapinto—and will run its unmodified A525 through the season’s second half
• Head mechanic Francis Stokes has departed after Spa as Alpine redirects a 15% boost in aerodynamic testing to its 2026 car instead of in-season upgrades
• Franco Colapinto remains the only driver without points in 2025 and has openly questioned Alpine’s pit strategy under mounting pressure from Flavio Briatore and Renault Argentina
• The team foregoes power-unit upgrades, betting that Hungaroring’s tight, low-speed corners and Colapinto’s junior-level successes there can mask the Renault engine’s straight-line weakness
• Colapinto arrives at the Hungarian Grand Prix determined to break his scoreless streak and validate Alpine’s faith before the midseason break