Overview

• Franco Colapinto’s A525 suffered a gearbox failure in the pit lane and he did not start the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
• Alpine performance director Ciaron Pilbeam said the car’s return to Enstone will allow engineers to open the gearbox and recover data to identify the fault.
• The team remains bottom of the Constructors’ Championship after six races as transmission and reliability problems persist from last season.
• Pierre Gasly publicly defended Colapinto, blaming the car’s complexity for recent setbacks and sharing behind-the-scenes support with team staff.
• Flavio Briatore denied plans for an immediate driver replacement and Valtteri Bottas said any Alpine talks are aimed at the 2026 season.