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Colapinto Leads Pirelli Tests as Alpine Promises Post‑Break Upgrades

His heavy running at the Hungaroring supplied engineering data for Pirelli’s 2027 tyre programme and kept him highly visible before the season resumes in Zandvoort.

Overview

  • Alpine left the Hungarian weekend without points after a difficult race in which Franco Colapinto finished 15th and Pierre Gasly 12th, and rivals such as Aston Martin showed clear pace gains.
  • Colapinto completed the most laps in Pirelli’s two‑day Hungaroring tyre development programme, totaling 267 circuits with 139 on the second day and covering about 1,170 km while testing C3–C5 compounds.
  • Flavio Briatore said the team will bring upgrades after the summer break to restore Alpine’s competitiveness and target a return to the fight for fifth in the constructors’ standings.
  • Briatore also denied immediate plans to replace Colapinto, saying there have been no contacts to bring Fernando Alonso back to Alpine for the short term.
  • Colapinto heads into the multi‑week summer recess with growing recognition—an F1 'Overtake of the Month' nomination and a 28‑race finish streak—and will return to race at Zandvoort on 21–23 August.