Franco Colapinto JOINS Alpine - but why?

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#TommoF1 #Colapinto

[@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…

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@Lastname6955]

Alpine be signing young talent like Chelsea

[@jord1215]

Talent? Franco has proved nothing

[@ivy5614]

I have a feeling it's going to be Sargeant 2.0, being replaced midseason, which is unfortunate, because as an Aussie, I love to see more of us on the grid, but at the same time, I think Colapinto is great, and shows a lot of potential.

[@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.

[@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.

[@ThatGuyGloomy]

New graphics! They look great.

[@NicklasLinnemann]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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?

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@weserio]

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

[@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.

[@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 ….

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

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

[@AndyLafuente2709]

Paul Aron will be Williams reserve driver this year

[@unwantedwolf8310]

Make a video about all the reserve drivers for 2025.

[@connerschmitz2596]

New graphic in the top left?

[@Javier-tw4cn]

Aron the most consistent? Come on... Also, Colapinto was taken out in those "crashes in the last races". You can blame 100% Vegas on him and also partially Brazil, but the other ones are not on him at all

[@Bluerig-qf2xc]

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

[@juanncarrizo9508]

Let's see Paul Allen's Alpine seat

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@aareyaman2107]

Doohan rookie of the year He has a better CV than Colapinto And people say he doesn’t deserve it He ideally should have won f2 in 2023

[@GBGB000]

Doohan is doomed. Sorry, Jack.

[@aareyaman2107]

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

[@willyhwang1059]

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

[@nkmcfrln]

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

[@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?

[@The1emersonukno]

Doohan will get dropped after first crash

[@Xeleko]

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

[@selder_7]

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

[@Mexxx65]

Franco won't do any better.

[@sdf1000]

He's super likeable and has a ton of power with latin american sponsors. Although I want Jack to do well, I would not be surised if they favored Franco over him. Grande Franco

[@thisisfaka]

Come and repeat with me: nobody will pay 10 mil (I can imagine this is the amount) to another team for a reserve driver..come on I wanna read you. Five races and Jack is out, it is what it is.

[@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

[@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?

[@Sussyimposter-bg3em]

Could Williams be focusing on Luke browning ?

[@Alex.The.Lionnnnn]

Well obviously he's be told Doohan is out if he doesn't perform.

[@cococardenas]

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

[@Ash_jade25]

🇦🇺

[@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..

[@Matt04108]

Colapinto's career would be ended by Gasly. Gasly is an excellent qualifier, Colapinto is a bad qualifier. Gasly had no crashes all last season, Colapinto had the most crash damage per race of all F1 drivers last season. Gasly destroyed Tsunoda's career already, ensuring he would never get a Red Bull seat, by tripling his scoring in Yuki's first season and doubling it in his second season. Doubled Ocon's points last season, even with Ocon getting a 2nd place, at least he could drive in the wet, while Colapinto totalled his car twice at Brazil, once behind the safety car. Colapinto gets destroyed as well, Gasly getting into Q3 most of the time, with Colapinto out in Q1 most of the time.

[@francomachiavello2070]

I would say Franco did well stacking up against Albon, but I agree with you, Pierre is another level of challenge. I still think Franco will do well. He was dropped into the seat at short notice and hit the ground running, and now he will have a little more prep for the job so I expect him to improve. Anyway, it will be a big test

[@reigazze]

​@@francomachiavello2070Franco didn't have a preparation like the other rookies in the grid. Let's what he does with all this year testing

[@reigazze]

But the same applies to Doohan...

[@Matt04108]

@@reigazze yep Doohan is shown up by Gasly, then they discover that Colapinto doesn't do any better against him.

[@reigazze]

@@Matt04108 and in that case let's how Paul stands with him

[@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.

[@keggarino]

What great move isn't it!

[@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

[@aareyaman2107]

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

[@alessandraderango2766]

F1 is cruel 💁🏻‍♀️

[@crazychimp1324]

Love the vids

[@snivels]

Haven't even given Doohan a proper chance, shameful.

[@doraperricone4112]

Franco correra en 2025 despues de la quinta carrera ❤

[@Toro_Da_Corsa]

Colapinto is Maldinado 2.0

[@nicoiosa]

10:09

[@Tyler_Chicken]

Imo Aron probably has highest ceiling of all 3. Best CV, very consistent, outright pace maybe only concern. Doohan I think is being drastically underrated compared to Colapinto, there's really no reason Colapinto should have the edge for that seat. Unimpressive CV, only thing he really did well in was 2019 Spanish f4 which was an extremely weak class. Imo Doohan has always shown strong outright pace it was his consistency which was his weakness, which is similar to Colapinto's issues as well. And for people hung up on how Colapinto had a few good showings this year in F1, so he's "proven" it already are seriously misguided. While yes, he could pan out, there's really no data on our end to really prove that's a for sure thing. We don't even really know how strong Albon is right now, to write off Doohan as being a signifcantly worse option than Colapinto is laughable. We've seen many drivers come in and show flashes instantly to end up being out of the sport just as quickly as they arrived

[@daviddillon940]

Good analysis. Those points are often hidden under the hype of a Spanish LATAM driver.

[@juanncarrizo9508]

Good points but we have see that CV's doesn't really matter that much nowdays, De Vries and Schumacher proved that

[@Tyler_Chicken]

​@juanncarrizo9508 while I agree they don't when looking at a single category (like just looking solely at F2 results), but I still feel it's a fairly good representation of someone's potential if they're having tons of success in multiple categories and in different types of cars. Whether they reach that potential or are able to handle the pressure of F1 is another story. There will always be exceptions though for sure and maybe Colapinto is one of those, I just haven't seen enough myself to be convinced yet.

[@colhutchins]

how many times did franco put it in the wall? Worst than schumacher!

[@ishanjain4207]

Tommo you are forgetting about kush maini alpine junior has done testing with alpine and he is backed by mika hakkinen

[@peachulemon]

Hes just trying to stay relevent, so if a seat if available next season he can jump in

[@aareyaman2107]

Gasly to Cadillac

[@alexp2327]

It could be that, maybe Alpine are not 100% certain that Gasly will want to say long term at Alpine

[@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.

[@crushx]

Its crazy how no one has any hope for jack. Esteban was awful in the same car as jack used in abu dhabi over the last 4 or so races (other than brazil) and he thought there was something wrong with the car (not to mention jack didn't have the fully upgraded alpine in abu dhabi). Why are alpine trying to or hoping for jack to do bad rather than supporting him and then looking to replace if he doesn't perform. makes no sense.

[@alexp2327]

F1 journalist Baretto has debunked this Ocon had a different car than Gasly rumor, its simple not true, they had the same car

[@alexherman77]

The fact that Vowles let Colapinto go should be the indicator that while he might bring $ he is ultimately nothing special.

[@juanncarrizo9508]

He has been saying that he will do anything to help him get a seat in 2025 since Baku, why would he block him to another team that has the opportunity to give him a seat and also paying them?

[@daviddillon940]

@@juanncarrizo9508if he was truely special, they wouldn’t be getting rid of him.

[@juanncarrizo9508]

@@daviddillon940 that's not getting rid tho, that will be the case if they fired him...

[@adrianolguin4442]

I hope Aaron gets the seat I think he's the best out of the three

[@francomachiavello2070]

I think they may pit them against each other for Doohan's seat. Let's see what happens

[@BairesCARP33]

Franco ColAlpineto!

[@Jon.S]

Toyota to buy Alpine, so Alpine are just trying to inflate the price for the team as much as possible.

[@wooloongabba]

Jack Doohan will thrive under the pressure . Colapinto seems a little over rated tbh , sure he is fast but he loves that fence

[@FormulaMarius]

I feel sorry for Doohan and Aron. Doohan starts already with a knife in his back and Aron who is clearly more talented than franco will not get the opportunity because franco brings in more money... After Race 5 the Alpine Lineup will be Pierre and Franco im 99% sure of that and it sucks

[@stevenjoseph6048]

How does it suck when Pierre is an amazing driver and Franco is a promising young talent. That's seemingly the formula many teams are starting to take. Leave your personal feelings aside

[@FormulaMarius]

@@stevenjoseph6048 it sucks that the driver with more financial benefits gets the seat instead of the more promesing talent that is Paul Aron. I have nothing against Franco I just want the best drivers to be in Formula 1 and not the most marketable, I know this is how F1 works but it still sucks. (And yes Franco deserves a seat more than Lance and if anybody offers me a world where franco takes lances seat i would take it but this seems very unlikely, agian because of money talks in F1)

[@elicipriano6325]

If they screw Jack over in his ROOKIE YEAR, he should just pull an uno reverse card and go be the reserve for Williams, now that they lack any drivers as reserve.

[@Matt04108]

I dont think any other teams are lining up to sign him, especially if his testing has been so bad they needed to sign another driver as back up. The only reason he got the drive in the first place is that Briatori is his manager.

[@p.zambranomunoz4457]

Haga lo que haga Doohan, tras cuatro carreras, Franco estará montando en el monoplaza.

[@jpfan44]

hate to say it. money talks.

[@chelseafcfan9705]

I hope Jack gets the same car as Gasly and they don’t set him up to fail. I’m team Jack ❤

[@alexp2327]

Stop this bs rumor about teammates not having the same car, all teams want both car to score points

[@orlandoariel6245]

COLAPINTO 🏁🍻👏😁😄

[@laurainesnuccetelli2710]

Poor Jack has not been doing a great work in The simulator. That's why. Poor guy.

[@AntonyStrus]

Alpine just want that sweet Argentinian dollar. Nothing more.

[@PHILLIPAYx]

Smart move on Franco. Doohan is good, but he's obviously the weakest of the rookies. And Alpine are nuts, so maybe we could see a mid-season shift

[@willyhwang1059]

he's not good

[@thequinlanshow3326]

Trash driver. Colapinto doesn't deserve a reserve role. He is horrible. Those fake ass inherited points have fooled everyone.

[@sr76pablux]

Lol . But someone payed 20 millions for a reserve driver?

[@juanncarrizo9508]

I swear to god mate, i've seen you hating on 3/4 of the grid in this channel 💀

[@4_Last_4]

​@@juanncarrizo9508hahahaha good to know. Haters gonna hate

[@dankmemesmeltexistentialdr2769]

He definitely did not inherit all those points, I distinctly remember him earning at least one haul of them on merit.