Overview

• Franco Colapinto placed 19th in the only practice session at Spa-Francorchamps, finishing 2.825 seconds behind session leader Oscar Piastri.
• Colapinto again placed 19th in sprint qualifying and will start Saturday’s race from the penultimate grid slot.
• Alpine remains at the bottom of the Constructors’ Championship with 19 points, sitting 10 adrift of Haas.
• The paddock remains focused on Red Bull’s midseason dismissal of Christian Horner, the team’s only principal in two decades.
• Alpine is banking on its A525’s wet-weather strength as Ardennes rain looms over a weekend with just one practice session before the sprint.