Overview

• Colapinto went off track in the final corner of Q1 and crashed into the barriers, leaving him 20th on the grid after Saturday’s qualifying session
• Alpine replaced multiple power unit components overnight, triggering a mandatory pit-lane start for the Argentine this Sunday
• A gearbox failure on the formation lap stopped his Alpine before the race began, marking another non-start at Silverstone
• This outcome extends his streak to six consecutive scoreless races since taking Jack Doohan’s seat in May
• Under new principal Flavio Briatore, Alpine’s reported talks with Valtteri Bottas have intensified scrutiny of Colapinto’s long-term role