Overview
- Alpine announced on Thursday that Franco Colapinto will stay alongside Pierre Gasly for the 2027 Formula 1 season, confirming an unchanged driver line‑up.
- Team executive Flavio Briatore endorsed Colapinto’s promotion, citing his improved, repeatable results this year including seventh in Miami and a career‑best sixth in Montréal.
- Colapinto has scored 19 championship points in 2026 while Gasly has 44, and their combined work has helped Alpine rise to sixth in the constructors’ standings with 63 points.
- Alpine says the priority is building a faster car after switching to Mercedes power units for 2026, and the confirmed line‑up lets the team concentrate on development.
- The extension closes talk of high‑profile signings for Alpine and comes as the team prepares to launch a Gucci title sponsorship from 2027, signalling a commercial and sporting phase of stability.