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What Sainz is giving Williams compared to rookie Colapinto

When it came to the 2025 Formula 1 drivers’ market, James Vowles didn’t think twice.

Motorsport

The next phase in Alpine’s F1 recovery

If you had told any Formula 1 fan at the start of 2024 that by the end of the season Alpine would have a double podium and finish sixth in the constructors’ championship, you would probably have been met by some very confused looks.

Autosport

F1 is giving rookies more FP1s in 2025 – who will get the chance?

There will be fresh blood aplenty in Free Practice 1 sessions this Formula 1 season, with teams required to run rookies twice in each of their cars (or entries, to be precise).

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The rookies set to gain from F1’s FP1 rule change in 2025

There will be fresh blood aplenty in Free Practice 1 sessions this Formula 1 season, with teams required to run rookies twice in each of their cars.

Autosport

Threat or big break? What Sainz's Williams arrival means for Albon

In one very small way, pairing Alex Albon with Carlos Sainz is a gift from Williams team principal James Vowles to the designers of his squad’s 2025 Formula 1 car.

Autosport

Threat or big break? What Sainz's Williams arrival means for Albon's F1 future

In one very small way, pairing Alex Albon with Carlos Sainz is a gift from Williams team principal James Vowles to the designers of his squad’s 2025 Formula 1 car.

Motorsport

Jack Doohan eager to ‘cement’ F1 future at Alpine despite Franco Colapinto arrival

The Australian rookie will partner Pierre Gasly this season and will make his full-time debut at his home race

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The class of 2025 - What to expect from F1's huge rookie intake

The new Formula 1 season will see the largest rookie intake in years, with five youngsters slotting in up and down the grid from Mercedes to Sauber. Here's what to expect from the class of '25.

Motorsport

The single-seater return of a Red Bull reject who beat Lawson, Colapinto and Tsunoda

If somebody had beaten Liam Lawson, Yuki Tsunoda and Franco Colapinto to a junior-level single-seater title, you might think that driver would have a good chance of making it to Formula 1. And perhaps there’s an alternate universe somewhere where Igor Fraga, who did exactly that in the Toyota Racing…

Autosport

Buenos Aires the next stop for the Formula 1 Exhibition

The Formula 1 Exhibition is heading to South America, with Buenos Aires confirmed as the first stop of a tour of the region.

Autosport

Alpine: Doohan will get fair chance despite Colapinto signing

Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes has insisted 2025 rookie Jack Doohan will get a "fair chance" to impress despite the team signing the more experienced Franco Colapinto as a reserve driver.

Autosport

Alpine's Colapinto deal is a pressure cooker for Doohan, but is it fair to him?

There's one significant detail about Franco Colapinto's move to Alpine – and that's his current job description at Enstone probably not being what he and his managers are really aiming for.

Motorsport

How Williams’ 2024 campaign was dictated by its early heavy car and late crashes

Williams endured a problematic 2024 Formula 1 campaign, beginning the year with an overweight car, and then being forced to revert back to older, heavier parts late on due to a significant number of heavy crashes for both Alex Albon and mid-season substitute Franco Colapinto.

Autosport

With Alpine signing Colapinto, is Hirakawa right to continue to dream about F1?

Ryo Hirakawa’s move to Alpine as a test and reserve driver was overshadowed by the news that ex-Williams racer Franco Colapinto has been appointed for the same role on Thursday. Beyond obvious questions as to why Alpine chose to have three drivers for a position usually held by a single…

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How Ricciardo's F1 experience played a part in his downfall

Racing Bulls racing director Alan Permane believes Daniel Ricciardo using his Formula 1 experience to 'overthink things' played a part in his downfall last season.

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Williams explain decision to release Franco Colapinto to Alpine

The 21-year-old has signed on to be a reserve driver for 2025

Autosport

“The world can’t see” Williams F1’s progress, says Vowles

Williams team principal James Vowles has said “a lot of the really positive bits” that happened to his Formula 1 squad in 2024 were invisible to the public eye.

Motorsport

“The world can’t see” Williams' F1 progress, says Vowles

Williams team principal James Vowles has said “a lot of the really positive bits” that happened to his Formula 1 squad in 2024 were invisible to the public eye.

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Pressure for F1 rookie Doohan as Alpine sign Colapinto

Australian Jack Doohan's future as Alpine's new Formula One driver has been clouded by the team announcing the signing of the much-touted Franco Colapinto.

Autosport

Ben Hunt: Why Alpine's Colapinto signing makes sense despite reserve stockpile

Alpine’s decision to sign Franco Colapinto as its third reserve driver may, on paper at least, look to be a strange deal. But it actually makes a lot of sense.

The Independent UK

Franco Colapinto poised for dramatic F1 return after hint in deleted post

Colapinto’s links with Alpine continue to intensify after a mixed spell on track last year for the Argentine

Autosport

Colapinto joins Alpine as F1 reserve driver for 2025

Franco Colapinto has been signed by Alpine as one of its reserve drivers for 2025, as the long-term future of new signing Jack Doohan hangs in the balance after just one Formula 1 race.

Autosport

Colapinto linked to Alpine role for 2025 F1 season

Franco Colapinto has been linked with a role at the Alpine Formula 1 team for 2025, the Argentine rumoured to be seen as a backup plan in case Jack Doohan doesn't deliver early on.

Autosport

Why Mercedes wants Antonelli to ‘grow into’ F1 and ‘make mistakes’

On the face of it, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff giving an interview to Auto Motor und Sport carefully downplaying expectations surrounding rookie driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli seems like a typical piece of off-season ‘noise’. Very little of it would provoke angry debate in the sanctified halls of the Oxford Union.

Autosport

Was 2024 the best season in F2 history?

Formula 2 CEO Bruno Michel believes that the spectacular 2024 season ranks as “probably the best” in the championship’s history.

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