Franco Colapinto JOINS Alpine - but why?

[@jayseereviews]

Franco Colapinto is the new sensation on F1 never seen before to be honest i can't wait to see him! I'm Super Hype!

[@agustinforti7281]

I do feel bad for Jack, and I truly want to see him do great. But let's be real for a minute. In Franco's first race, he started p18 vs p9 of albon and they finished p12 and p9 respectively. In one race Franco showed he was close to Albon, and let me remid you that the kid didn't receive proper f1 training or practice. Jack on the other hand in his first race with a car that can match gasly, started p17 and p5 and they finished p16 and p7 (additionaly 3 drivers didn't finish so i could have been worse) Jack has trained a lot in sims and with older cars and his results were not good. Let's see what he can do in Australia and then we will talk

[@royxzdesign]

Everyone who has been watching F1 for more than at least 2 decades knows and recognize a great talent at his first GP. It takes a different kind of intuition, logic, and vision to understand that; aside from the obvious talent on the track. And for more than people try to trash Briatore for his past “deeds”; let’s remember for a second that he was the guy who “took” Michael Schumacher from Eddie Jordan after only seeing one race. So did with Alonso when he was in the struggling Minardi. Let’s remind the “experts” here that the guy something knows about this whole business…

[@josemariaszanto3284]

Y la visita "inesperada" de Ecclestones para conocer a Franco, ese viejito tiene el toque de Midas

[@ChuyR.]

Drivers like Colapinto, Pato Oward, preMclaren Ricciardo, drivers who naturaly command charisma in front of the camera, are the best investments, even if they dont win, they pull fans towards their teams and to consume their products. I remember having a conversation with a friend who was a redbull fan just because of Ricciardo, yet again he had no clue who Vettel was. Personalities sell.

[@daviddillon940]

I’d burn my alpine shirt if they do Doohan dirty like that. Collapinto will get the same treatment by Alpine if he continues to crashes

[@igradch]

This is motor racing not Instagram. I don’t want to watch 18 comedians or models get bodied year on year by 2 actual racing drivers

[@elnicoelnicoelnico]

​@@igradch then whats the deal with colapinto?? Not an impressive junior carrer and a couple of good results followed by a crashing spree is just a regular mid driver. And dont get me wrong, he is a fine reserve driver who may eventually be promoted by the fact of being an academy driver and loyalty, but to go out of your way to sign him for another team is just wierd. The last fad driver (DeVries) failed spectacularly, why repeat the story??

[@fedecasares]

@@igradch Mmm... if you think Franco is just a comedian, then you're already losing half a second per lap.

[@ChuyR.]

@@igradch Watch the hyperbole…

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

Can’t wait for Colapinto to be back in F1, he was exciting as hell

[@NicotineRosberg]

Omg relax.

[@Warrioruk]

Dude the Franco hype is getting annoying. Would be a huge pity, if Jack, who performed better than Franco in F3 and F2, loses his seat after more pressure due to the presence of a driver who did worse in the juniors.

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

@@Warrioruk Rather him or Drugovich in F1 than the likes of Stroll

[@Warrioruk]

@@Duval-In-The-Wall Agree. Drugovich should've been put in Stroll's seat in '23, but Franco shouldn't be the reason Jack loses his seat before proving what he can do in F1 under normal circumstances.

[@ProgressiveRockCompilation]

A typical english hater, you english (not all of them fortunately are) what f*** crash are you talking about? Hulkenberg crahs on francos car, piastri crash on francos car, in brazil franco beg for full wet tires and the response was (try to survive) the only rockie mistake was when he come for 3rd place in Vegas’s. He push the tractor komstsu williams over the limit and a has 50G crahs. You dont mention from 2019 to 2024 ALL WILLIAM DRIVERS CRASHED, guess your hate optics is deviated with facts, franco wins overtake of the year, he runs in eight tracks he never drive in his life, franco was the fastest top speed in 2024 with 360 km/h, franco has 25 mm usd in sponshorship with mercado libre and globnt, more sponsors to come, from thw oficcial announcment alpine added in 24 hs 600k follower and if you are a social media clown speaker try to ger 600k subscribers in this channel in less 24 hs, so dont hate franco because he is argentinean, maradona and messi fangio too, seems you still didn’t understand we are not Indian and english drivers are not superior

[@TUCOPADO]

Lets get good snacks to watch the Bortoleto vs Colapinto. They are the future of F1.

[@Banyo__]

I swear, EVERY.SINGLE.TIME. there is a rumor in the paddock, it's basically confirmed. No one can keep any secrets. As soon as someone says, we think this will happen, it does. They've been saying Doohan is a place holder for a while, and man, here we are. They're basically saying if he shows zero potential, we've got back up in Colapinto, and unlike other reserves, he's done a half season.

[@sr76pablux]

20 million for a reserve driver?

[@HasekuraIsuna]

Didn't Alpine get a surprise $30 million in the rain? So they get Colapinto för "free" and $10 million

[@harry4454]

@@sr76pabluxto get him out of contract from Williams yeah

[@jonathancraenen]

No one signs a multi year deal to be a reserve. Franco knows he’s getting that seat. Why else would Alpine pay the megabucks to get him out of Williams when RB wouldn’t?

[@josemariaszanto3284]

Desde mi punto de vista pasa esto: Wiliams solo estaba dispuesto a resignar a Franco como transferencia (Su agente lo confirmo hace unos dias) no para venta, en cambio sabemos que Red Bull si no lo puede comprar, no existe (aparte que pone en conflicto su sistema de Academia, tema recurrente de discusion entre Horner y Marko) y tenian que poner al chico en un asiento, sino se daba una fuga de sponsors que nadie querria ver (mucho menos Briatore)

[@grassrot]

Doohan has a 5 race contract. So Colapinto will get his seat after the 5 first races. Thats my guess atleast.

[@husseinomar1981]

Absolutely agree not with the contact comment coz we all don’t know but he’ll be in that seat sooner or later

[@Zenpanda100Tennis]

Spicy

[@sr76pablux]

You pay 20m for doing that?

[@grassrot]

@@husseinomar1981 Alpine has said that he has a 5 race contract 😅

[@husseinomar1981]

@ really??? I haven’t seen that comment by them, that’s stupid by them, doohan is finished

[@javierper3z]

When I heard Briatore is Doohan’s manager, first thing I thought was that he was gonna give him enough races in F1 to trigger the payback clauses in his contract and then send him to WEC or Indy or whatever. Like what happened to De Vries.

[@Toro_Da_Corsa]

Hahaha what a sleazebag

[@MrAndy76101]

Colapinto does deserve to be on the grid imho, however that happens. And he seems to have a huge fanbase even as a rookie, which means dollars.

[@JC-lu4se]

He's rubbish. Too many crashes and can't drive in the wet.

[@degatexpedidos8258]

@@JC-lu4se Too many crashes? He is a rookie who was put in a car almost with no previous test (all the other rookies has a lot of kilometers in a F1 car) and he manages to score point, do a lot overtakings he even did a fast laps. The only rubbish here are you comented this things

[@noticiasinmundicias]

Yeah, everything had been Colapinto-themed whatever for 2 months over here

[@benjachamorro4335]

@@JC-lu4seSorry but if you say that is because you have been watching the races with the TV off. He has crashed, he was doing his first races in an F1 car, had to adapt quickly (he joined mid season), his troubles in the wey were on a track he had never raced, his grandpa had passed a few days before and he was asking for better tires and they put him on cold inters when he already had inters. And I understand that all the hype and all of that with Colapinto might be annoying as it is for the rest of the world to hear you talk about your british 0 charisma, posh, mommy’s boy drivers. So you either watch the races as all of us or go watch rainny, full of clouds british racing.

[@sonyu87]

@@benjachamorro4335yeah! Enough of nepo babies for europe and Australia. So boring. Along comes a charismatic guy with no f1 preparation from a south american country and of course he not good enough and his fans are toxic…yeah like british fan are angels…

[@ivy5614]

I have a feeling it's going to be Sargeant 2.0, being replaced midseason, which is unfortunate. As an Aussie myself, I'd love to see more Australians on the grid, but at the same time I think Colapinto is a really great driver, and shows a lot of potential. Obviously I hope Doohan does well, but I have a bad feeling about it. Edit: I wanted to make it clear that I obviously hope Doohan does well and doesn't need to lose his seat.

[@leod9968]

Look, this is not about nationalities. If Jack's dropped, it would not be because he's an Aussie or because Colapinto is an Argentine. I'm really interested to know your opinion about Jack as an Aussie. Have you ever seen Doohan race? Have you watched him the F2 and different F3 seasons where he competed in the previous years? Are you aware of his racing record? I'm a pretty old fan of the feeder series and I've watched both Jack and Colapinto climb up the F1 ladder. In my opinion, Colapinto still has a lot to learn but I also think that Doohan is not fast enough to own an F1 seat, he doesn't seem to be bringing too much money or sponsors to Alpine and he's not a fan favorite who has marketing value or potential either.

[@ivy5614]

@@leod9968 Woah chill, I think you might have misunderstood my comment. I'm Australian, and I would absolutely love to see more Aussies on the grid, including Doohan. I mentioned it, because as much as I think Doohan is a talented driver, having watched him for years, as I do with many other Aussie drivers, including F3 and F2, I think Colapinto would be the better choice for the seat. I wasn't trying to make it about nationality, but wanted to mention it to show that I'm not trying to shit on Doohan, or say that Colapinto deserves the seat way more, because I'd actually love it if he does well. I wasn't trying to say that it's their nationality that would be the reason why they change seats.

[@leod9968]

@ I'm chill, man, not mad at all. I was genuinely asking for your opinion and I really wanted to know if you've seen him race at any track or if you managed to follow him on TV when he moved to Europe. I've never seen him race live because I'm not Australian but I did watch many races where he competed. Regarding the nationalities, I've seen many comments from Argentines and Brits who's main arguments are related to their flags (not so many Aussies to be fair but a lot of Brits who support Doohan due to the ties between both the UK and Australia, because Jack competed in several British formula series and especially because of the hate/rivalry they have due to the Malvinas-Falklands war). I expected not only your reply but also others from both Argentines and British fans. That's why I asked to put nationalities aside as I think that would be the best to have a healthy discussion. Have a nice day ahead!

[@sonyu87]

@@leod9968I ‘m argentine and do feel that f1 is full of nepo babies from wealthy countries. Australia already has piastri ( millonair) which i do believe it’s a future wc.Of course latin americans don’t have the same chances because they struggle with budget to race in feeder series and be aknowledged. Franco last year wasn’t sure if he was going to race in f2 because of that. But because of his talent, his charisma and his story of sacrifice he won the hearts of a continent. And like any other rookie that are jumping next year he didn’t have any preparation, just one FP in silvestone. So of course he needs more experience to not make mistakes, but he shone! People are saying how un fair it is for jack to have only 6 races to prove himself and years of preparation while Franco had 9 races too to prove himself and only 3 days notice to jump into an f1 car. He scored points on his 2nd and 4th race. It’s a sport, an entertainment and of course it is all for an audience. And latin América right now has no f1 representation besides Franco and Bortoleto but Brazilian is not the same as a spanish speaking driver for the region. So it is needed and deserved taking into account that all the others are nepo babies always have the easy way

[@weserio]

Its a business, no room for “feels” mane! South America is a much bigger market now that Checo is gone

[@maguiloli]

Crees que Briatore va a contratar a Colapinto si no lo ve como un gran descubrimiento? Escucha a Carlos Sainz hablando del seteo del auto de Colapinto, dijo que era perfecto y que no cambien nada, incluso que se puede frenar más tarde en las entradas a las curvas. Franco es un piloto completo 🇦🇷la F1 es así, mira lo que le pasó a Checo Pérez

[@FCB001]

My prediction is that Colapinto will be in the Alpine alongside Gasly in 26. I hope Doohan does well, but i'm not fully convinced, plus Pierre is currently one of the most in-form drivers, gonna be tough for Jack.

[@sr76pablux]

U dont get it. He will be from the 1st race

[@doraperricone4112]

Franco correra este año despues de la quinta carrera

[@Mexxx65]

Lando was "one of the most in-form drivers: when Oscar joined the team.

[@royxzdesign]

Managers just don’t “take” rookies from one team to another and pay good $$ for them just because “they have to trust their drivers academy”. If they don’t cut it, they go and someone better will get their places. By the way, for all the experts; Logan Sergeant had a great career outside Formula 1. Just saying…

[@Redlingstein]

Gasly will be out, FLAVIO WANTS CHEAP DRIVERS, HIS OWN WORDS….

[@BvG_Venom]

Im assuming he wouldve just stayed at Williams as their reserve if thats all it was. I wouldnt be surprised if its a Lawson situation where he has a race seat for next year at the latest and we'll see if he races this year

[@Robalexe]

Lawson's contract reportedly stipulated he must race in 2024, and Colapinto's may very well too.

[@Jin_F1]

This could be a potentially good long term play by James because it shows incoming recruits that Williams wont block you from going elsewhere and will try to get you a seat on the grid even if its not with them. Thoughts?

[@ModernVintage31]

James Vowles and Williams are showing themselves to be a class operation as far as ethics. Other teams could definitely stand to take note.

[@totalignoranceinc]

I would imagine it eases some of the burdens financially from all the crashs last year too

[@daviddillon940]

Alpine will show they have even less ethics than RB.

[@spen8259]

i really feel jack doohan is being set up for failure here.

[@chiefbeef9905]

Same. I read somewhere that since Briatore is his agent, he's basically given Jack just enough races in F1 to trigger a massive pay day for himself, so who knows after that. If true, it's extremely scummy from Briatore to screw over his own driver like that, as much as I like Franco I do hope Jack at least gets a full season to prove himself. Feels like hes been given 0 time to settle in, he has to step in the car and be right on it instantly or his F1 career is possibly over.

[@reigazze]

​@@chiefbeef9905 But is expected because is what Bearman and Colapinto did. That's the problem with Doohan.

[@Mexxx65]

Jack will definitely be on the driver list for other teams.

[@lenafazzolari3392]

@@chiefbeef9905 But that is exactly what Colapinto had to do in the middle of a season with absolute no testing time whatsoever and step up. Ollie Bearman did it in two different cars. Middle of the grid is much more ruthless these days.

[@Lastname6955]

Alpine be signing young talent like Chelsea

[@jord1215]

Talent? Franco has proved nothing

[@Warrioruk]

Just like McLaren signing 500 reserve drivers a couple of years ago xD

[@jorgegarcia6096]

F.C. Today Franco Colapinto was walking the track in Miami with the team, the private tests on the track in Miami and the meeting with Leo Messi are coming up.

[@MrMuddyhands]

The other way to look at it is. Are they worried/ heard whispers that Gasley may go to Audi or Cadillac at the end of 26?

[@Matt04108]

Gasley would be a great pick up as the experienced driver for Cadillac.

[@user-kz2ry3nb2d]

No one would pay this much to be covered 2 years later

[@NFTW-US]

Very good analysis Tommo... I add 2 or 3 thoughts... 1st of all we can't compare Jack with Franco because Franco already showed that he is fast like Alex Albon and also he is comming with a lot of Sponsors (U$S 22 M) and fans... that its a lot of money and the goal of Alpine is try to develop a "Podium F1 car"

[@leod9968]

Why do you feel for him? As you said, Alpine has certainly collected enough data and information, not only from the Abu Dhabi race or all the tests Doohan has made but also the simulator Maybe they know Jack is not fast. He doesn't seem to bring too much money either. Jack has been testing F1 cars since 2022 and he has always been beaten by their teammates or benchmarks, except for the last Abu Dhabi post season test, where he was 0.007s faster than Paul Aron, who was driving an F1 car for the first time in his life. Check Doohan's racing record. Download or search for Doohan's races on the previous years, there's a lot of footage of him on the feeder series. Always remember that F1 is a business and Briatore is trying to make the best for his team, which in his position is the most important thing.

[@ttp-s4c]

Poor Doohan seems to have less rope than Nyck Devries did with AT. My guess is Franco brings a ton of sponsor money and brings the entire Argentina fan base with him.

[@TallTaleGael]

Not just Argentina allllll of central and south America maybe minus partially Brazil.

[@franciscop7226]

​@@Redlingsteinjack give up your phone and start practicing, your seat its really at high risk

[@Warrioruk]

I don't want Franco to replace Jack after 5-6 races. Jack won't get a proper chance.

[@truettbyrom4388]

FLAVIO KNOWS TALENT. He wants Franco, not Jack. It’s as simple as that.

[@user-hm5nn9pk8n]

Franco's main plus is his commercial value , his money bringing capacity is so much bigger than Jack's, it's not about racing talent.

[@Mexxx65]

Franco, will be a waste of money and effort.

[@saintmoz]

I think he is good at spotting crashers, first Nelson Piquet jr, now Franco.

[@Redlingstein]

Flavio wants cheap drivers, HIS OWN WORDS. That’s his reason to not want Carlos, he said. Gasly knows that…he IS LOOKING outside Alpine cos a new good contract he won’t get at Alpine now with FLAVIO there…. Gasly will leave… Colapinto BRINGS SPONSOR MONEY. That’s the ONLY REASON FLAVIO wants him….. FLAVIO not only kills the Alpine Academy by buying an outside rookie driver but also makes the Alpine Management from worst to even worse…..

[@OldSilentHill8]

@@user-hm5nn9pk8n It´s also about talent, unfortunately for your statement, and Franco has already prove you wrong.

[@juang.7255]

Man you don’t pay 20 million for a reserve driver, they saw how doohan performed in a complete race weekend in Abu Dhabi and Franco is their bet, is a fact.

[@that1kidfayad279]

He's a safety net. Alpine said they're not 100% invested in Doohan, and since Colapinto is reliable, if Doohan fails (which many are predicting will happen), they will have a ready and reliable replacement and possibly for longterm

[@Mexxx65]

...and Fracno will fail...........next......and forgotten. Money down the toilet.

[@user-kz2ry3nb2d]

​@@Mexxx65this Is what happens when rookies like Briatore makes big moves like this without your expert advice

[@Mexxx65]

@@user-kz2ry3nb2d Flav has lost touch with the sport of F1. He's been out of it for too long. Its not the 1990s anymore.

[@cristinapisaneschi1167]

​@@Mexxx65I don't think i've seen your name in F1 circle as a specialist in the manner. 😅😅

[@agusvillalba6251]

I don't believe you would be crying that much if Franco were from a 1st world country

[@ThatGuyGloomy]

New graphics! They look great.

[@P-louu]

Been following Paul Aaron since f3 I hope he makes it to f1!!!

[@javiervaras4267]

so.. you think Briatore pays 20M for a reserve driver???

[@carlibeguerie]

you are roasting Franco way too soon guys....let's wait and see

[@godsinbox]

How it works in f1. 1. How much money can you bring? 2 . How much money can you bring to continue after race six? This is EXACTLY Doohans contract. EXACTLY!

[@rileybarker7585]

Commercial pull is key. if it was Lawson with those results they definitely wouldn’t be as interested, especially with the crashes. Jack should have a full season as should every rookie. If you look at piastri’s first six races and put him in jacks situation then I guess we have to kick Oscar out yk. Alpine logic strong as always.

[@VicenteLeiva-on5fq]

No t olvides que Franco fue de mas a menos.y los errores fue mas de los ingenieros de carrera q de el piloto

[@rudivandermeer3686]

Colapinto doesn't have to be better than Doohan. He just has to be on par with him and bring in more sponsorship to be a better choice. That seems like a very Briatore way of doing things.

[@francomachiavello2070]

Alpine has tested Doohan already, they know what they are dealing with. They would not have looked elsewhere if they had any hope on Jack. At least he will have a chance to impress but I am not holding my breath.

[@fedecasares]

I see that many are looking down on Franco for the crashes he had (when you go too fast, accidents happen... especially when you push the limits of a car like the Williams to be at the level of better prepared cars). It seems that they have no idea of ​​Franco's campaign in F3 or F2, taking into account that Van Amersfoort Racing and MP Motorsport are mediocre teams in the middle of the class. Comparing Franco with Bortoletto, Hadjar, Antonelli the "new Ayrton Senna" and others who competed with top cars in F2 is a lack of technical knowledge just looking at the results. Anyway... we'll see, then we'll know. Greetings and have a good year.

[@Redlingstein]

😂😂😂😂😂 Franco WAS BAD IN F3 and BAD IN F2. And yes I WATCHED ALL SESSIONS FOR YEARS… Stop pretending. Colapinto is nothing more than an average F2 driver.

[@quilmesdave]

I'm Argentinian. I'd love to see Franco, racing regularly. He's a decent driver, but what Briatore sees it's the exposure potential

[@Max_Flashheart]

Yeah you are right I believe. Jack Doohan needs to impress in these first 5 races to keep his seat. But unless he is beating Gasly I think they will switch very quickly.

[@Mexxx65]

Jack Doohan is the son of one of the most revered motorsport personalities in the word. Who is Franco Calapitoh again? Some failed F2 driver?

[@Max_Flashheart]

@@Mexxx65 Who is Mick Schumacher? Reserve Drivers don't sign multi year deals? I love Jack but Alpine and Flavio Briatore will give him his 6 total races so 5 assuming he will be replaced in Miami seems plan A I hope I am wrong

[@Mexxx65]

@@Max_Flashheart Jack will do enough, to become valuable to other teams. Franco will go nowhere in Alpine, Gasly will wipe his......

[@Max_Flashheart]

@@Mexxx65 That is why '25 is going to be special.

[@DadiBisson]

Flavio would'nt have let Perez keep that seat for so long

[@user-hm5nn9pk8n]

Money is the key word so don't be so sure of that.

[@glenrobinson10]

Because they don't trust Doohan, which is fair considering his career so far. If Doohan works, great. If he doesn't, they now have Colapinto. Is it fair? No. Is it on brand for both Alpine & Briatore? Absolutely.

[@bornresaabe]

What's not fair though? Alpine have given Doohan the seat. Sink or swim. If he's mustard Alpine won't lose him. If he isn't good enough, they have secured Colapinto.

[@ehrlichgesagt863]

what fair even mean in that context? Giving him a seat for a year even if he doesn't perform? He had already 1 race and looked awful slow compared to gasly and yes it just 1 race mid season but when we see a lawson that preprepared for Austin and was arguble as fast as yuki if not faster and then Jack is a sec of Gasly itz pretty much already a give away he probably isn't ready for it

[@reigazze]

​@@ehrlichgesagt863and Bearman too, is expected for a rookie to be at the level of their partners because of those examples.

[@elicipriano6325]

Hell they even have other drivers in F2 such as Victor Martins and Kush Maini in the wings too.

[@Matt04108]

Maini failed to impress in the same rocket ship that bortoletto had.

[@jak_minney5587]

Victor martins has proven to be on the same pace as bearman, also the ART last year was atrocious, he was way better than Doohan in 2023 to as a rookie as well ….

[@MattYoungman012]

I don’t understand the supposed logic of only signing Doohan for 5 races only to have Colapinto take over. If they just wanted Colapinto, then just sign him. It’s not like Colapinto had a 2025 contract, so why wouldn’t they just sign him. I also think the dynamics of having Colapinto as a gun to Doohan’s head is not healthy. We saw what that type of pressure did to Gasly at Red Bull. I think this is a recipe for disaster for Renault. But given their form of late, it checks out.

[@gax8321]

well, alpine signed doohan before the enter of Franco colapinto to f1, basically to fill the space of ocon in the team, but maybe they r not sure at all of his potential in the category.

[@Ash_jade25]

I think it’s to protect their image (alpine are beyond that but anyways) while still getting what they want. If they just sign franco instead of jack it’s an awful look for them. They think that this will lessen the blow as it looks like they at least gave Jack a shot, but personally I think it’s just as bad if not worse.

[@stevenjoseph6048]

​@@Ash_jade25What image lol. Almost every team this season has had some form of damage to their rep. McLaren with papaya rules, Red Bull and the 2nd seat, Mercedes and their inability to build a consistent car, Williams with giving Sargeant car to Albon, Sauber being a joke at the back, Aston with Stroll and poor development, VCARB with their strats. Haas and Ferrari are the only teams who improved their reps this year

[@MechisMechas]

Remember that Doohan already signed and when Sainz was without a seat for 2025, Briatore went after him, then Sainz decided for Williams, but it clearly shows that sadly for Doohan it all indicates Alpine was never too convinced with him, and not because of his skills, he is probably good and he does have the back of his father who is huge legend in bikes. But clearly Alpine, has been looking for a driver that can bring in skill but busyness.

[@Redlingstein]

Doohan has a FULL SEASON CONTRACT as he himself said in Abu Dhabi on camera…. Not 5 races. That’s FAKE INFO

[@lucianoechazu2204]

you have it inside

[@einbisschenchaotis]

Jaaajajajaj

[@RicardoCamargo]

Looks when Sainz said ...Franco's last tools and settings are ok, make me happy" (something like that) 6:24 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZqaiaWDZZdjoJo ,

[@yohansharp3040]

I think rumors were that Williams was asking RedBull 20 million for Franco. Gives us an idea how much Alpine (could have) paid

[@Robalexe]

Franco's absolutely taking Jack's seat mid-season if Jack isn't on Pierre's level already

[@juanncarrizo9508]

Not even mid season, probably in Imola

[@VioletaFolgarait]

It's being said to happen even as early as Miami, crazy. The tweet the Miami GP certainly didn't help lol

[@Xeleko]

03:30 Paul Aaron and Colapinto are the same. Change my mind

[@JerrySeinfeldJFA]

Colapinto is taking Doohan seat as soon as his contract allows it. Doohan should focus on making an impression the same as Franco did for Williams and get the attention of other teams. I don’t think Alpine would pay Williams for Colapinto and then have him on the bench for too long.

[@akcsamiru]

why would colapinto go to alpine as a reserve of he already was that exact thing in williams? He already had the relationships in williams. THIS TELLS ME THAT HE IS RACING IN 2025

[@BillTrinensTongue]

Because no one at Williams could guarantee a 2026 seat. Whereas at Alpine, his competition is a 5-race contract rookie.

[@thebateman761]

Because neither Sainz or Albon would get dropped for Franco

[@saqtef]

As a estonian ,we really want Paul Aron to get the seat! First one ever from Estonia!

[@saqtef]

Yeah Stokker is Paul Arons dads company.

[@royxzdesign]

I remember back in the 90 when Rothmans, Fosters, Windfield, and other big companies used to sponsor teams brought by drivers from their home countries or friendly commonwealth countries and no one really cared so much back then for other talented drivers without sponsors who were left out from getting seats into Formula 1; to now suggest that the only reason drivers from other nations are in Formula 1 is just because they bring “strong sponsors” and $$ when always were like that; is just ludicrous and a ridiculous point of view. I can assure everyone who is new into Formula 1 that Flavio can care less where you come from. He sees gold, he goes for it…

[@NicklasLinnemann]

I could see a Aron x Colapinto lineup for '27 as HI-TECH GP F1 team

[@niniorata79]

lets go franco!!! welcome to alpine

[@aareyaman2107]

Does Luke browning become Williams reserve automatically ( he is a great driver and has a lot of speed )

[@smartz565]

let's go Franco !!!!!

[@connerschmitz2596]

New graphic in the top left?

[@banathey]

Piastri didn't even this much pressure to perform that Jack is gonna have from pre-season starts with the media pressure and the actual grand prix

[@Olifantenstaart]

Doohan gets 6 race weekends. If a change is made, it’ll happen between Miami & Imola.

[@willyhwang1059]

all you people on the hype train will need a ticket to get off

[@Max_Flashheart]

In regards to Hirakawa Haas doesn't have lots of historic cars for testing, Alpine however has loads of old cars.

[@darthconquerus]

Ollie Oakes (Hitech) tried to get an entry to F1 before, could be that they’re getting him because his Hitech team are preparing to buy that team

[@sthijs0]

They are probably going to change the name to Hitech for 2026. They don't have to buy it probably. Because Renault is leaving in 26 and Alpine is a sportscar brand of Renault so i don't see why they should keep Alpine as their name.

[@Bluerig-qf2xc]

3:00 What about Paul Allen's numbers? 🤨

[@juanncarrizo9508]

Let's see Paul Allen's Alpine seat

[@PearlAquaOcean]

One thing I would add with Williams in this, If you look at the wording of the larger statements put out by both Williams and Alpine that says they have come to an agreement of 'securing the services' of Franco. I find that rather specific wording and it does make me wonder if there is a possible pull back clause if Franco doesn't get into an Alpine seat early enough and Williams needs a driver.

[@OOpSjm]

Everyone has stated there is most likely a "race seat" clause.

[@PearlAquaOcean]

@Redlingstein Yes, you are correct. But we don't know the length of Carlos' contract I believe and if he has a clause to get out should a front running team want him. It's also been rumoured Albon also had that kind of clause. We don't know the contracts as bystanders. And I personally believe Williams would not part with Franco with the possibility of him not getting on the grid without a clause to be able to pull him back in case one of their drivers left since the wording of the announcements by both teams seems particular to me.

[@claribc279]

Here in Argentina, there are comments that the contract it is a loan for 5 years from Williams to Alpine

[@unwantedwolf8310]

Make a video about all the reserve drivers for 2025.

[@digitalnomad6286]

In my opinion, the only way for Doohan to keep his seat would be to beat Gasly in every way, which I see as difficult, since Pierre is a consistent and established driver. Doohan, on the other hand, speaking of evidence, is a rookie as well, his time in F2 is better, but he has Franco's pressure, he doesn't have Franco's sponsors, charisma and social media back up, he still has to prove himself and if his performance is not good; six races and he's on the reserve list. On the other hand, Franco's peaks, without having had training, with a car inferior to Albon's and being thrown to the lions in half a season; were practically equal to or better than Albon's times, even scoring points. After his last three races, they were chaotic and accident-filled, you have to take into account that Williams arrived at the end of the season in pieces, the car Franco was racing in had no improvements, no spare parts and with the accidents, they were never able to get it up to speed, besides: that Williams is clearly a car that if you take it to the limit you end up in the wall, it happened to Logan, Albon and Franco, it's not a coincidence; at the same time, and it's not a minor detail, Franco's grandfather died in that period, and I think if you have affection, it's something that affects your performance. Franco is a sensational driver, the charisma and performance of the kid, all of Latin America supports him and it's reflected in the numbers, I as an Argentine who has been watching F1 for years, would have preferred him in Williams with a progressive development, but the kid broke the paddock and destabilized F1 with his arrival. Everyone was amazed. Horner and Briatore are interested because they see something in him. And I think that if RB hadn't had the problem with Checo and his contract, there might have been a negotiation for Franco. Briatore doesn't pay 20M for a reserve driver. Franco has a lot of potential, he needs to settle down, learn, give the car back and push himself and the car to its limits. I think Franco is a style that is almost not found in F1 today. There are pilots and racers, Prost was a pilot, Senna was a racer. I see Franco as a racer.

[@sizwehadebe1690]

Doohan needed a 2nd crack at both F3 and F2 to get decent results. Colapinto would not have left a reserve role for another one, unless there's a better chance of getting a drive at the second one. Plus he comes with loads of $$$ and he's fast (despite being crash-happy). This is terrible news for Jack.

[@daviddillon940]

Jack is faster collapinto. He has has the more successful junior career. It seems they are after a pay driver before they sell the team.

[@4_Last_4]

​@@daviddillon940 maybe I was watching the wrong race in Abu Dhabi... Where Gasly ended up 5th and Doohan last

[@Mexxx65]

@@4_Last_4 Renault gave Doohan a slow-spec car. It didn't have all the upgrades that Gasly cars had.

[@TheFernandouu]

@@daviddillon940Junior career is different than F1, Briatore said that he wanted Colapinto since the first race on F1 the past season: 'I've seen talent and I want him', on the other hand about the Drive performance of Doohan in F1 it was just Ok on the words of Briatore himself… So I think that the future somehow is written on a one way ticket…

[@US-px7wc]

Colapinto is a very charismatic driver. Can take F1 to its glory days again! Briatore know that $$$$$$

[@Mexxx65]

...he did in F2 didn't he.

[@InstanteNet]

This Actions shows the power of media in this days.

[@SOrme_C135]

I wouldn’t say it is “shortsighted” on Williams (James Vowles) part as much as it is a gamble play. James is gambling that perhaps Carlos may stay longer than most people are predicting, and Alex already has substantial investments in him (and vice versa). But, only time will tell and congrats to Franco. Hope always springs eternal. Also Williams getting some money they badly need I’m willing to bet.

[@nkmcfrln]

Colapinto bandwagon making light of Doohan, haha! Doohan rules 🇦🇺 🐨

[@selder_7]

Doohan’s getting dropped unless he beats Gasly, they can’t wait to drop him

[@Mexxx65]

Franco won't do any better.

[@markbogdan2]

I doubt the combo Sainz Albon will break, so for Colapinto it would have been a dead end. As for Alpine, for sure Doohan is as good as gone. Not because he doesn't deserve it to some extent, but because there will be an ever growing pressure for each time he will not impress (i'm not even talking about coming close to 0.1s to Gasly). And then the classical pan cam to Franco (in the same manner of which they did with Lawson vs Perez).

[@sefik6526]

Tommo in my opinion if Lewis Hamilton performs poorly or he just decides to retire I think Pierre Gasly is a top contender back then in red bull he was young and inexperienced now he’s matured and is a better driver than he used to be and I think he’s ready for a top drive what do you think unless alpine absolutely cook and are title contenders I think he’ll stay but if not that Ferrari seat should be his

[@Mademaju]

Why are you worried ? Maybe because you know colapinto is a better driver than Jack? Why aren’t you afraid of aron? Why col?

[@nickjeffery536]

Colapinto's end to last season has probably provoked Briatore's interest - after all, with the amount of mishaps he had, it shows that if Colapinto is expected to crash on demand, he can make it believable...

[@adrianskip5775]

This channel is garbage, you dont even give colapinto a punters chance all on doohan. Just wait until doohan crashes every race mate. Unsubed

[@GBGB000]

Doohan is doomed. Sorry, Jack.

[@juanpablofont3151]

Most people don't know but Briatore was involved with the last 3 argentinians drivers that reach F1. Tuero in 1998. He Signed with minardi but Briatore secured a % of his contract with a chance of going to Benetton in 2000. Similar situation with Mazzacane in 2000 and now Franco

[@VioletaFolgarait]

faaa, no sabía eso!! 👀 interesante che. hay mucho para agradecerle a Briatore

[@user-hm5nn9pk8n]

I haven't heard of the first two , so I'm not sure if that's a good thing?

[@juanpablofont3151]

@@Redlingstein True, just like the rest of the grid

[@federicozarimalacrida3996]

Doohan, as opposed to Colapinto, has no commercial interest. There is already an Australian top driver in the grid. No need of a second one. Briatore is doing the same moves as he did back in the 90' with Schumacher and in the early 20' with Alonso. Colapinto is the future of Alpine and of F1.

[@cococardenas]

Absolutely ZERO people except Jacks family are excited to see him, Franco has that $$$ and fan base. Bye bye bye Jack.

[@Ash_jade25]

🇦🇺

[@zekemanuel5611]

Its multiple factors... In 26 alpine gets mercedes engines. Doohan if not good enough could get replaced mid season. People say perez and herta favourites for cadillac seats but i wouldn't put it past them to snap up gasly.

[@AyyFuji]

Man 2024 &2025 hasn’t been kind to us Aussies, we almost had 3 (4 ANZ w Lawson) on the grid at the same time, and now we’re potentially back down to 1. I hope he proves everyone wrong, I know everyone loves Colapinto, but I’d love to see him stick to everyone doubting him. At the end of the day, this is F1, and it will always be like this.

[@Carlos-ln8fd]

Franco's weaknesses disappear when you think about his marketability

[@thequinlanshow3326]

And when you think about his driving ability it is almost nothing but weaknesses. Hes fast, and literally nothing else

[@Pedro285]

No .. he's also very expensive. $500k per race in damage last year. ​@thequinlanshow3326

[@akcsamiru]

@@thequinlanshow3326lmao you a hater. literally similar errors to verstappen in his first year. CRY MORE

[@wife9571]

@@akcsamiru saying “cry more” to someone giving their opinion is soooooo cringe 😂 by that logic you yourself are crying rn. yall spend too much time online i stg

[@inspiredglue2056]

@@thequinlanshow3326What is the main thing about racing cars again? Driving them… fast?

[@thomassf3]

RIP Victor Martins 🙏

[@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158]

I see this as a lose-lose situation for both Williams and Alpine. Williams just gave away their future prospect to direct midfield rival (on the bright side, that might be a sign that they have full trust in Sainz-Albon pairing, which is nice), while Alpine is going to look like an even bigger clown show if they replace their academy driver with someone from outside. Because, in that case - what is even a point of their driver's academy? And I personally don't think that Colapinto is some game-changing driver that could take team into the new bright future that's worth jeopardizing their driver academy for, so maybe that's why I'm pessimistic about this whole situation. We'll have to wait and see.

[@daviddillon940]

Absolutely, this is purely a cash grab. Nothing more

[@stevenjoseph6048]

​@@daviddillon940A cash grab would be bringing in Checo lol

[@VicenteLeiva-on5fq]

Espero q estes ese dia conectado cuando debute colapinto .y recuerdes lo q estas diciendo q crees q vas a ver correr 2 payasos

[@secretospaleontologicos]

the decision of hiring Colapinto is obviously due to the talent that Briatore saw in him, otherwise they would have spent the money, and they know he atracts a lot of sponsors and he believes he can deliver great performances. I hope Colapinto does that, speaking sincerely and without sensacionalism as is hard to see in these days

[@OOpSjm]

No money probably changes hands unless he is in a race seat

[@Redlingstein]

Flavio wants cheap drivers, HIS OWN WORDS. That’s his reason to not want Carlos, he said. Colapinto BRINGS SPONSOR MONEY. That’s the ONLY REASON FLAVIO wants him….. FLAVIO not only kills the Alpine Academy by buying an outside rookie driver but also makes the Alpine Management from worst to even worse…..

[@wayne5447]

But what about the opening at Red Bull by the middle of the season???

[@wife9571]

if lawson gets dropped and they don’t give yuki the car for the rest of the season the game has truly gone

[@sdf1000]

They will probably rotate Red Bull juniors until the season ends

[@Matt04108]

Hadjar is much better than Bearman, Kimi and Doohan. Took a bad car that his team mate finished 14th in F2 and should have won the championship with several rounds to spare if it hadn't been such a bad car.

[@stevenjoseph6048]

​@@Matt04108F2 is a lottery at this point but he did do better than them. However F1 is different and data wise hasn't shown that much considering Red Bull was considering putting Franco in the car over Hadjar

[@Heineck19]

Doohan did not deserve the seat.

[@8LyJu8]

People keep pointing out to the money but Jackis the son of a 5x moto GP champion whose family is friends with the Schumaher. Yes, Franco has Argentina's backing, but why didn't Jack, who was born with all those connections, never cared about the price of pants nor had to make rice in the hotel electric kettle because he couldn't afford dinner, get sponsors money? People keep talking about money, but how many lf the european/US/oceanic drivers could survive in the same conditions of the latinamerican ones? And I don't think that any of them should go through that, making a 14 yo move alone to another continent so they get a chance in motorsports is worrysome in every single aspect, but the reason Checo and Franco got those sponsors was because they worked for them and needed them far earlier than the others. They had to grow up to survive while working for their dreams. They didn't just get sponsors because they are from LatAm.

[@Sussyimposter-bg3em]

Could Williams be focusing on Luke browning ?

[@banathey]

So wait have Alpine fully bought Franco out of Williams or is this a two year loan

[@MechisMechas]

This is sad for Doohan but he already signed his F1 contract and Briatore tried to get Sainz when he had to leave Ferrari, it clearly shows that Briatore's interest is not there because as soon as he saw the potential with Franco he jumped into it. And you all like to remember his crashes as if throughout the entire season he would have been the only one crashing, when his teammate also had issues in the car (maybe it was the car) but Briatore saw something in him and we know what he does when he sees someone with potential

[@userb3nje909]

You missed a key point to all this, is that Flavio is Doohans manager.. i can't imagine he's going to fuck over his own driver?! Unless there is some shonky shit going on behind closed doors.. He could also be future proofing, know that all 3 could fetch a price in a year or two.. Sadly, Doohan hasn't had much fanfare at all, and I doubt he brings the backing that Franco does.

[@clintonmaher6930]

I think the vast majority of people writing off Doohan didn't watch his final F3 season or his F2 stint very closely. He's a real racer - fast, aggressive and good race craft. I think he will surprise people. Colapinto was middle of the road in junior series - if he can do it in F1 why can't Doohan?

[@stevenjoseph6048]

Because F1 at the end of the day is different to F2. There's been many drivers who were decent in junior series and couldn't adapt in F1.

[@bill9629]

Please take a look to the midfield teams Colapinto raced and won races with these cars.

[@brunorodriguez7551]

FRANCO COLAPINTO ORGULLO 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@RoyLimisAw3s0me]

Tommo.. James Vowles was once Mercedes Young Driver manager; keeping Colapinto is nice but having him in Alpine long term makes sure he has a seat in F1 while Williams Racing have Albon & Sainz is a good thing... Sains is on a borrowed time as he is probably using Williams Racing to jumo back to the front if all plan worked out..... then WIlliams would lose Franco completely and his backers money... this deal make sense and no sense... ahaha

[@Warrioruk]

The Franco hype is already annoying as hell. Give Jack a proper chance without maximum pressure and he could pull a Franco as well.

[@aareyaman2107]

My prediction is that Alpine will become HiTech-TGR from 2026-2027 and use Toyota engines from 2030

[@sujjo]

The manufacturers in WEC only support the Hypercar class. The LMGT3 class is PRO/AM where the AM/Gentlemen drivers fund the racing teams with money from their businesses. Eg: Ferrari LMGT3 entry is Vista AFcorse funded by the Vistajet people some of whom drive as bronze level drivers. Yep Formula 1 has gobbled up all the money in Motorsport and left the rest with very little. That's a different topic to discuss altogether mate unless F1 is the only jam for you in Motorsport.. It's high time F1 gives back a little..

[@laurainesnuccetelli2710]

I think the plan of Renault is to bring the team up on the grid to then sell to High Tech at a better price...

[@charliegath6125]

Better money move for the future. At the end of the day, Alpine knows Doohan's data. Obviously they aren't very impressed.