Overview
- Franco Colapinto stopped on lap 31 of the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday after reporting battery and gearbox symptoms and then restarted his car only to remove it from the track and retire.
- Alpine says the Sprint retirement was caused by an energy‑storage (accumulator) fault while the main‑race failure is suspected to be in the transmission or driveline; engineers will inspect the car to confirm the causes.
- Team director Steve Nielsen has launched an internal review and the garage is preparing replacement parts to be fitted ahead of the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas.
- The double retirement completed a three‑race run without points for Alpine, widening the gap to their direct rivals in the Constructors' standings and increasing pressure on both drivers and engineers.
- Colapinto called the stretch the worst 'triplete' of his career and said he needs a reset before the tight American triple in Austin, Mexico City and São Paulo where Alpine will have limited time to validate any fixes.