{"id":33742,"date":"2025-05-14T11:56:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T15:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=33742"},"modified":"2025-05-14T11:56:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T15:56:27","slug":"franco-colapinto-aims-to-get-on-the-pace-quickly-at-alpine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2025\/05\/14\/franco-colapinto-aims-to-get-on-the-pace-quickly-at-alpine\/","title":{"rendered":"Franco Colapinto aims to “get on the pace quickly” at Alpine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Almost a year after making his F1 debut with Williams in Monza 2024, Franco Colapinto<\/a> finds himself back on the grid as a full-time driver – this time with Alpine.<\/p>\n

Unlike last season, however, Colapinto has a realistic chance of keeping his seat with the team.<\/p>\n

This increases the pressure on the 21-year-old to deliver with Alpine, irrespective of the abrupt nature of his promotion.<\/p>\n

Aware that Alpine have a significant pool of drivers to draw from, Colapinto believes he can deliver results quickly.<\/p>\n

Colapinto under pressure to perform within five races<\/h2>\n

Even before Colapinto’s full-time seat with Alpine was confirmed, his return to the grid was widely seen as inevitable.<\/p>\n

Numerous outlets, including LWOS, outlined the nature of the Argentine’s contract with the team – which he signed in January.<\/p>\n

Despite Doohan’s existing contract<\/a>, Colapinto was offered a long-term deal with Alpine.<\/p>\n

The multi-year nature of this agreement, understandably, created immediate speculation about Alpine potentially making a mid-season swap.<\/p>\n

These murmurs weren’t helped by Flavio Briatore admitting in pre-season that Doohan might not finish 2025 with the team.<\/p>\n

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