The Argentine does not yet have his place as a second Alpine pilot for the next season. Your future will be defined in the second half of the year.
All confirmed pilots for the 2026 season of Formula 1.
With the announcement of Cadillac, confirmed on Tuesday that the experienced Sergio “Checo” Pérez and Valtteri Bottas will be their pilots for their return to the maximum in 2026They were defined 16 of the 22 drivers of the next season of Formula 1. The Argentine Franco Colapintwhose future is not yet defined, hopes to keep one of the Six vacant seats and guarantee its continuity in Alpine.
The 22 -year -old Pilarense arrived at the French team as a reserve pilot and ended up winning the place to Australian Jack Doohanwho could not show good yields in the first races of the year. However, Colapint either managed to settle or demonstrate the skills he had exposed in 2024 with Williams.
In the eight races he played, the Argentine The points zone did not enter any time and suffered great inconveniences with the car. To this panorama, his accidents either helped much. First in the classification in the GP of Emilia-Romaña and then in the Silverstone, when he had been having good performances in free practices that illusion with the possibility that add your first points of the year.
The best version of the Argentine was seen in the Canada Grand Prixwhere he left tenth, although he failed to maintain the position throughout the race, largely due to the difficulties of the car. Your last presentation, in the Hungary Grand Prixit was marked by two very problematic stops in boxes, taking more than seven seconds in each.
For this second part of the year, with 10 remaining races, Collapint He will seek to reverse this evil present and show his best version, which aroused the attention of the whole world of motoring in 2024.
For his part, his teammate Pierre Gasly It has a much better present, with 20 accumulated points so far this year, and already has its place insured in the French team for 2026.
What teams are not yet defined by their pilots by 2026
In addition to the recent confirmation of Cadillac, seven other teams confirmed their pilots by 2026. At the moment, only Mercedes, Red Bull, Racing Bulls and Alpine They have names to define for the next season.
In the case of Mercedes, it remains for the two pilots of the team, which currently has George Russellof great present, and with the Rookie Kimi Antonelli. The same case faces Racing Bulls, which will have to define if Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson They will continue to represent the team.
For its part, Red Bull It only has confirmed the continuity of Max Verstappen while Yuki Tsunodawhich is still adapting to the team, does not have the guaranteed place. The same happens in Alpine with Colapinto and Gasly.
All confirmed pilots for Formula 1 season
- Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri In McLaren
- Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton In Ferrari
- Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll In Aston Martin
- Oliver Bearman and Esteban Ocon In Haas
- Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz Jr. In Williams
- Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto In Audi (Ex-Sauber)
- Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez In Cadillac
- Max Verstappen In Red Bull
- Pierre Gasly In Alpine
Source: Ambito
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