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Franco Colapinto’s Low-Key Homecoming Goes Viral After Small-Town Supermarket Stop

The viral grocery moment highlights a grounded reset that reconnects the Alpine driver with his roots before training for 2026 resumes.

Overview

  • Fresh off the 2025 Formula 1 season with Alpine, Colapinto is spending the holidays in Argentina to rest before preseason work begins.
  • He visited San Andrés de Giles with his father, Aníbal, where photos from a local supermarket spread quickly across social media.
  • Images show him browsing the butcher counter in casual attire and leaving with a bag of groceries and a boxed chocolate milk, prompting fans to ask for selfies.
  • The store’s butcher, identified as Nubile Maggi, said Aníbal is a regular customer and this was the first time Franco accompanied him.
  • During the break he attended an Airbag concert, played padel with Carlos Tevez, dined with Bizarrap, and will return to preparation as Alpine develops its 2026 car, with F1’s next season set to start March 6 in Melbourne.