Overview
- Franco Colapinto was Alpine’s primary driver in Pirelli’s Hungaroring tyre programme, completing the most laps across two days with 267 circuits and running long‑run and qualifying simulations on C3–C5 compounds.
- Alpine left the Hungarian Grand Prix without points and dropped behind Racing Bulls in the Constructors’ standings after Pierre Gasly finished 12th and Colapinto 15th.
- Flavio Briatore publicly backed both drivers and confirmed the team expects to introduce a package of car developments after the summer break aimed at restoring pace.
- Rivals delivered clear gains at Hungaroring, with Aston Martin’s upgrade producing stronger cornering performance that drivers said exposed Alpine’s current aerodynamic and balance shortcomings.
- The next tests of whether Alpine’s fixes work will come at Zandvoort when updates are expected, followed by Pirelli’s Mugello tests and the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, and Colapinto’s rising public profile and long streak of race finishes add pressure to convert promise into results.