Overview

• After improving to 16th in final practice and outpacing teammate Pierre Gasly, Franco Colapinto fell in Q1 and qualified 18th at Marina Bay.
• He logged 19th in both Friday sessions as extreme heat, humidity and red flags from crashes limited clean running and setup work.
• Colapinto described his pace as inconsistent and said he lacked feeling with the A525, calling the car unpredictable on corner entry.
• The FIA permitted cooling vests for the conditions, but Colapinto chose not to use one, noting it was a personal decision for the weekend.
• Alpine has yet to confirm its 2026 driver lineup, leaving Colapinto’s longer‑term seat uncertain as the team searches for performance.