Overview
- Franco Colapinto is confirmed to race for Alpine at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, which runs Oct. 23–25 at the Circuit of the Americas.
- Alpine faces pressure to recover after Colapinto retired from both the Singapore Sprint and the main Singapore race because of mechanical problems with his car.
- The team published official photos and videos of Colapinto riding a horse at a Texas ranch and the driver told fans he is enthusiastic about being in Austin.
- The weekend timetable lists practice sessions on Friday and Saturday, qualifying Saturday evening and the race Sunday at 17:00 Argentina time, with coverage on Fox Sports and Disney+ Premium.
- COTA is a 5.513 km, 20‑turn track with a 56‑lap race distance of 308.405 km and Colapinto will try to improve on mixed past results there ahead of back‑to‑back races in Mexico City and São Paulo.