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F1 driver market: Six seats yet to be filled for 2026

While Cadillac has announced Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas as its 2026 F1 driver line-up, there are still positions available elsewhere – in some surprising places

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Why new 2026 rules will level the playing field for F1's rookie class

Only one F1 rookie this year has been driving like a veteran. Next season’s controversial technical reset will force everyone to adopt new habits

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How 2026 rules will level the playing field for F1's rookie class

Only one F1 rookie this year has been driving like a veteran. Next season’s controversial technical reset will force everyone to adopt new habits

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Why Colapinto is still fighting against a serious Alpine weakness, and for his F1 future

Amid frequent speculation over his future at Alpine, Franco Colapinto vows to keep chipping away at the underwhelming results that he's achieved while struggling with a difficult 2025 Formula 1 car.

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Franco Colapinto is still fighting Alpine’s weakness, and for his F1 future

Amid frequent speculation over his future at Alpine, Franco Colapinto vows to keep chipping away at the underwhelming results that he's achieved while struggling with a difficult 2025 F1 car.

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How can Alpine turn around its plummeting F1 performance?

Alpine's lack of performance over the 2025 season thus far has been put down to its A525 Formula 1 car lacking consistency and tyre management abilities, which now means that the team is 15 points adrift of Sauber at the bottom of the standings.

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How can Alpine stop the rot with its F1 performance?

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Franco Colapinto expected to remain in F1 with Alpine for now

Franco Colapinto is expected to stay at the Alpine Formula 1 squad beyond his initial five-race stint.

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Colapinto expected to remain at Alpine F1 for now

Franco Colapinto is expected to stay at the Alpine Formula 1 squad beyond his initial five-race stint.

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Lewis Hamilton shares how the latest generation of F1 drivers are different

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Lewis Hamilton reacts to ‘significant’ social media abuse F1 drivers face

Drivers such as Jack Doohan and Yuki Tsunoda have faced abuse online from angry fans this season

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Why point-less Bortoleto isn't under pressure in F1 – yet

In terms of points on the board – which convert into dollars in the coffers once Formula 1’s prize funds are dished out – Gabriel Bortoleto has yet to deliver on his considerable early promise. Only two other drivers – Jack Doohan and Franco Colapinto – are also on zero…

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No points or pressure: How Sauber is supporting Gabriel Bortoleto’s rookie F1 season

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Why Colapinto’s F1 future is in doubt again

“Sit long by the river,” goes a quote popularly (and incorrectly) attributed to Sun Tzu, “and you will see the bodies of your enemies float by”.

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Franco Colapinto is fighting for his F1 future at the Canadian GP

Alpine advisor Flavio Briatore had said there was “no set limit” on how many races Franco Colapinto would contest for the team. But after three disappointing grands prix for the French side, he is now less definitive on the Argentine’s future.

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"Nothing to say on this, next question!" – Flavio Briatore’s weird F1 press conference

Following the resignation of Oliver Oakes, Flavio Briatore has taken on the duties of team principal at Alpine – despite not holding the official title.

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How Briatore captured the room with bizarre F1 Spanish GP press conference performance

Following the resignation of Oliver Oakes, Flavio Briatore has taken on the duties of team principal at Alpine – despite not holding the official title.

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Alpine boss Flavio Briatore ‘should not be back in F1’, says Johnny Herbert

Briatore is de facto team principal at Alpine, 17 years on from his role in F1’s infamous ‘Crashgate’ scandal

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Franco Colapinto’s dramatic Imola GP crash shouldn't define his Alpine F1 debut

Any driver's weekend will always be defined by a heavy smash, and this is amplified if the driver in question is Franco Colapinto, who made a high-profile 2025 debut with Alpine after replacing Jack Doohan just six races into the Formula 1 season.

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Tribal and toxic social media sour F1 fandom, but what can be done?

Dozens of fans were chanting his name as their favourite Formula 1 driver climbed the pitwall after the race to greet them. But this was not a Ferrari driver celebrating, let's say, a podium on home soil. Instead, it was Alpine's Franco Colapinto, who had come home in 16th place…

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F1 calls on social media platforms to step up fight against online abuse

Formula 1 has urged social media platforms to take further steps to curb online abuse after Yuki Tsunoda and Jack Doohan were on the receiving end of toxic comments.

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Flavio Briatore denies Alpine’s five-race F1 plan for Franco Colapinto

Alpine team leader Flavio Briatore has contradicted his own squad’s announcement that Franco Colapinto had been promoted to a race seat for the next five Formula 1 rounds from this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.

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Briatore contradicts Alpine’s five-race F1 plan for Colapinto

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Esteban Ocon: Alpine’s F1 driver switch is wrong

Former Alpine racer Esteban Ocon has hit out at the team after it demoted Jack Doohan back to a reserve driver role just six grands prix into the 2025 Formula 1 season.

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Ocon lambasts Alpine F1 driver switch which may “ruin” Doohan’s career

Former Alpine racer Esteban Ocon has hit out at the team after it demoted Jack Doohan back to a reserve driver role just six grands prix into the 2025 Formula 1 season.

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