Overview

• Multiple outlets report that Colapinto is the frontrunner to stay at Alpine for 2026, though the team has not issued an official confirmation.
• Pierre Gasly’s contract runs through 2028, leaving Alpine’s second seat as the decision still to be finalized for the new rules era.
• Recent coverage highlights Colapinto’s improved pace relative to Gasly after an evaluative midseason promotion in a difficult A525.
• New sponsor campaigns and prominent F1 media features featuring Colapinto—Mercado Pago, Quilmes, YPF, Motorola and Claro—are cited as signals of imminent continuity.
• Colapinto is scheduled to race the Singapore Grand Prix on October 5, as social posts with Falco Briatore draw attention to his standing within Alpine.