The Argentine considered that to continue in Formula 1 next year he must “continue working and growing.”
Facing a new challenge in the Grand Prix of the Americas, Franco Colapintoanalyzed in the traditional press conference prior to each race his present in Alpine and, although his continuity in the Formula 1 in 2026anticipated that “next year will be important keep this attitude and I trust that we will have a fast car“.
Although he did not speak in particular about the renewal of his contract, he considered that to keep his seat in the Máxima he must continue “doing what I am doing.” “To be confirmed in 2026 I have to continue working and growing.” He stressed that “it is good to see the team’s motivation to keep pushing and finding things in the car“.
In the midst of an adverse season for the French team but for him in particular – he has not managed to score points since he replaced Jack Doohan in May – Colapinto preferred to keep the positive balance of the season, which is beginning to enter the final stretch, and celebrated the progress he made in the last races. “From the summer break until today I found more consistency with a car that for me was unpredictable. We took a step forward, but We know that we are not yet at the level we want”, he acknowledged.
Throughout the year, the Alpine car showed a very weak performance compared to the rest of the teams and only managed to accumulate 20 points thanks to what Pierre Gasly did. In this regard, the Argentine analyzed: “We are trying to understand our problems, but races are coming that could give us some advantages and we arrive prepared to take advantage of the opportunities.” And he added: “I’m going better and I have found more consistency in the car. Both I and the engineers know that we are not where we want. For my part, I have to learn and understand the car better.”
Although he still did not achieve the expected performance, Colapinto showed clear improvement in the second half of the year, with better rhythms than his teammate.
On the other hand, leaving aside his individual performance, the 22-year-old native of Pilar referred to the competition in Formula 1 although he did not dare to anticipate a champion for the 2025 drivers’ championship. “The fight is between the McLarens and Verstappen, but I am not going to say a name,” he reserved. Currently, the table is led by Oscar Piastri, followed by his teammate, Lando Norris, and in third place the five-time champion Max Verstappen.
Franco Colapinto is going for a new challenge in Formula 1 and seeks to score his first points of the season in the US
The expectation is placed on the new test of Colapinto, that is not having a good season, with results in line with the team. He was coming off his best career in Netherlands, but in Italy, Azerbaijan and Singapore, it was again among the last places.
The Colapinto activity will begin this Friday at 2:30 p.m. in Argentina, with the first practice, and at 6:30 p.m. the sprint race classification test will take place.
The sprint race will be on Saturday at 2 p.m. and qualifying for Sunday’s race is scheduled for 6 p.m., which will begin at 4 p.m.
Source: Ambito
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