Overview

• Alpine has yet to name Pierre Gasly’s 2026 teammate, with the choice reported to be between Franco Colapinto and reserve Paul Aron.
• Specialist outlets and journalist Joe Saward currently rate Colapinto as the favorite, citing an upward trend in form and commercial backing as factors.
• Formula 1’s official data lists Colapinto at 1,088 laps completed, placing him fourth all time among Argentine drivers after 20–21 Grands Prix.
• Colapinto finished 16th in Singapore and remains without points, while Alpine’s 2025 tally has come solely from Gasly as the team sits last in the constructors’ standings.
• Alpine plans to run Mercedes power units in 2026, a shift given fresh weight by forecasts that Mercedes could be the benchmark under the new rules.