Overview

• Alpine confirmed Oliver Bray, formerly of McLaren, has joined as lead mechanical design engineer to help Franco Colapinto get more comfortable in the A525 ahead of Zandvoort.
• Colapinto remains on a race‑by‑race arrangement for 2025 with his 2026 status unresolved, while Alpine sits last in the standings after diverting development toward its 2026 car.
• Pierre Gasly said the team cannot expect a 2025 turnaround, describing the current season as the cost of a strategy centered on the 2026 project.
• RacingNews365 is reported to expect Valtteri Bottas to be announced at Cadillac for 2026 next week, a move that could narrow Alpine's alternatives, though no deal has been confirmed.
• Red Bull will review its lineup after the summer break with Yuki Tsunoda under scrutiny, as Max Verstappen urges a light reconstruction for 2026 and Frédéric Vasseur and Sebastian Vettel highlight how the new rules could spring major surprises.