Overview

• Franco Colapinto has been promoted to Alpine's race seat on a five-race contract, replacing Jack Doohan, who moves to a reserve role.
• The trial aims to assess Colapinto's ability to improve car performance and justify the driver swap decision.
• Colapinto brings prior F1 experience from a nine-race stint at Williams and has prepared extensively with simulator sessions and a Zandvoort test.
• Acknowledging the challenge, Colapinto admits that five races may not be enough to reach his peak performance in the car.
• Alpine's reserve bench now includes the demoted Doohan and F2 podium finisher Paul Aron, both awaiting further opportunities.