Alpine confirm Franco Colapinto to keep seat in unchanged driver lineup in 2027

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/colapinto-franco/GzFqySBA/"]Colapinto[/a], 23, joined ‌Alpine as a reserve last season, ‌replacing dropped Australian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doohan-jack/8IquNjvU/"]Jack Doohan[/a] after ‌six rounds.[/p][p]This year he has scored in six of 12 rounds so ‌far, contributing 19 of the ⁠fifth-placed team's ‌63 points.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gasly-pierre/nqYFMBBf/"]Gasly[/a] has a contract until the ​end of the 2028 season.[/p][p][b]"We have seen Franco truly grow ​and mature into a great driver this year,"[/b] said team boss Flavio ⁠Briatore in ​a statement.[/p][p]"His results in Miami and Montreal especially confirmed what I already knew: Franco belongs in Formula 1 ‌and he belongs at this team."[/p][embed guid="3a97179b-9983-4ebc-aa64-d4aa9d3c8632" url="https://x.com/AlpineF1Team/status/2092934913951482096" social-type="twitter" /][p]Colapinto, whose best result this season is a sixth place in Canada, said he felt settled at Alpine and the team had made significant progress.[/p][p][b]"Our long-term goals are obvious - to compete and win - and I ‌am grateful to the team, Flavio ​and (managing director) Steve (Nielsen), for the ‌trust placed in me to be one of its drivers going into the future,"[/b] he said.[/p][p]The next race is the Italian Grand ⁠Prix at ⁠Monza on September ‌6.[/p]