Overview

• Colapinto placed 19th in FP1 and 20th in FP2 with a best of 1:43.322, while teammate Pierre Gasly improved to 16th with a 1:42.674.
• Colapinto said the team is not finding the car’s balance and described the day as very difficult, stressing they are very far from the pace.
• Alpine trialed a low‑downforce rear wing similar to Monza that hurt drivability in the technical sections, and reporting indicates the team then shifted toward a higher‑downforce approach.
• Late in FP2 Alpine loaded fuel for race‑pace work, which limited headline times; Colapinto also brushed the wall on his final attempt.
• Lando Norris led FP1 in 1:42.704 and Lewis Hamilton headed FP2 in 1:41.293 as Ferrari and McLaren set the benchmark heading into Saturday’s FP3 and qualifying.