Overview

• Colapinto will race the Marina Bay night event on October 3–5, tackling 62 laps of the 4.94 km street circuit.
• Flavio Briatore says Alpine’s second 2026 seat is between Colapinto and reserve Paul Aron, with a call expected between the Mexico and Brazil Grands Prix.
• Colapinto remains without points for Alpine after Azerbaijan, where contact from Alex Albon earned the Williams driver a 10‑second penalty and left Colapinto 19th.
• Recent results show Colapinto outqualified teammate Pierre Gasly in three of the last four qualifying sessions.
• Alpine’s lack of pace persists and the team sits at the back of the standings, a frustration Gasly highlighted after Baku.