{"id":27390,"date":"2024-11-30T10:46:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T15:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=27390"},"modified":"2024-11-30T11:02:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T16:02:45","slug":"franco-colapinto-alpine-still-in-negotiations-with-the-argentine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/11\/30\/franco-colapinto-alpine-still-in-negotiations-with-the-argentine\/","title":{"rendered":"Franco Colapinto: Alpine still in negotiations with the Argentine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For all the focus on Red Bull&#8217;s talks with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/11\/13\/f1-news-colapinto-interest-persists-despite-20-million-price-tag\/\" target=\"_self\">Franco Colapinto<\/a>, there is another team working to secure his signature. Alpine continue to negotiate with the Argentine, as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/08\/27\/f1-news-briatore-has-no-idea-about-alpine-engine-plans\/\" target=\"_self\">Flavio Briatore<\/a> works to strengthen the team&#8217;s driver line-up.<\/p>\n<h2>Alpine join Red Bull in the race for Franco Colapinto<\/h2>\n<p>For the past few months, almost every day has involved a development about Red Bull&#8217;s driver situation.<\/p>\n<p>Updates about <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/11\/29\/jenson-button-delivers-verdict-on-sergio-perezs-future\/\" target=\"_self\">Sergio Perez&#8217;s future<\/a>, especially given his poor form, have become a normal part of the F1 news cycle.<\/p>\n<p>As Red Bull consider their options for 2025, they have identified Franco Colapinto as a potential target.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old is a promising talent, who could fill a seat at either <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/11\/28\/franco-colapinto-in-contention-for-2025-vcarb-seat\/\" target=\"_self\">VCARB or Red Bull<\/a>. However, the Milton Keynes squad are not the only ones pursuing Colapinto.<\/p>\n<p>Alpine&#8217;s interest in the Argentine is now well-established. Colapinto has been firmly on their radar for a few months.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"I_cOWubjTpZMlvQnBR13BA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2187568853\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'I_cOWubjTpZMlvQnBR13BA',sig:'2Lq-osUw3WtBfGhVGX1JtfOwnBguL1cvMam0q0SHQ-U=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2187568853',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Colapinto seen speaking with with Briatore<\/h4>\n<p>A few hours before the Qatar Sprint Race, Franco Colapinto was spotted speaking with Flavio Briatore.<\/p>\n<p>Briatore, Alpine&#8217;s executive advisor, has been entrusted with rebuilding the team and turning around their fortunes.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past few weeks, several reports have emerged suggesting that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/11\/07\/f1-news-alpine-enter-the-race-for-franco-colapinto\/\" target=\"_self\">Briatore is negotiating with the Colapinto camp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the Italian&#8217;s recent spotting with the 21-year-old, talks seems impossible to deny. Only a few weeks ago, Colapinto&#8217;s management revealed that securing a 2025 seat is still possible.<\/p>\n<h4>Alpine change their perspective<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/08\/23\/alpine-confirm-jack-doohan-will-drive-for-team-in-2025\/\" target=\"_self\">Jack Doohan<\/a> has a contract with Alpine for 2025, set to make his F1 debut alongside Pierre Gasly.<\/p>\n<p>At this stage, the expectation is still that Doohan will race for Team Enstone next year. It is too early to stage otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, this does not mean Alpine aren&#8217;t working to sign Colapinto.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"QV1R8XzYTzhfwlH0Vhw5IA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2187568860\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'QV1R8XzYTzhfwlH0Vhw5IA',sig:'drO4ePSGEB_xJwu5eBU3NcbLphQAwTj3tlSGi2aSJJw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2187568860',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to the 2026 season, Briatore has seemingly marked the Argentine as a talent worth pursuing.<\/p>\n<p>Before Doohan&#8217;s contract was announced earlier this year, the 74-year-old downplayed the importance of Alpine&#8217;s driver line-up.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;For me, in this moment, [the priority] is just the performance of the car.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;You know, it\u2019s just working the restructuring the team completely. If you have a good car, you need a good driver.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I want to make sure we put all the energy in the technical side, and make sure the car at Alpine is looking better and improving for next year.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;And 2026, I believe, is when we see the new Alpine.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Of course, these quotes came before <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/08\/30\/james-vowles-responds-to-criticism-of-colapinto\/\" target=\"_self\">Colapinto burst onto the scene<\/a> in Monza. Since then, his stance seems to have changed.<\/p>\n<h4>Talks remain complex<\/h4>\n<p>Whilst it is difficult to gauge how talks between Alpine, Williams and Red Bull are developing, one thing is certain &#8211; Alpine are firmly in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Whether for 2026 or beyond, the team currently 7th in the standings believe Franco Colapinto is worth pursuing.<\/p>\n<p>As Alpine press on with negotiations, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/11\/30\/helmut-marko-for-us-its-all-about-max\/\" target=\"_self\">Red Bull&#8217;s plan<\/a> for their driver roster remains a massive unknown.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the stance Williams take on the numerous offers on the table will be decisive.<\/p>\n<p>It cannot be overlooked that James Vowles&#8217; team still have an existing multi-year contract with Colapinto, and therefore are at the centre of all talks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For all the focus on Red Bull&#8217;s talks with Franco Colapinto, there is another team working to secure his signature. Alpine continue to negotiate with the Argentine, as Flavio Briatore works to strengthen the team&#8217;s driver line-up. Alpine join Red Bull in the race for Franco Colapinto For the past few months, almost every day [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4927,"featured_media":23025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[2220,1567,2343,465],"class_list":["post-27390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-formula-1","category-news","tag-2024-formula-1-season","tag-alpine","tag-colapinto","tag-f1-news"],"modified_by":"Jaden Diaz-Ndisang","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4927"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27390\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}