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Alpine weighs decisive steps after Colapinto crash fallout
Highlights
- Alpine to decide actions after Colapinto’s Azerbaijan crash delay
- Crash caused double Alpine retirement, also ended Norris’s race
- Colapinto admitted fault, received five-place grid drop penalty
- Briatore called crash a “very poor move” and apologized
- Incident widened gap to Racing Bulls in team standings
- Alpine aims to regroup and learn before Malaysia Grand Prix
Flavio Briatore says Alpine will take time to decide any action after Franco Colapinto’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix crash, which triggers a double retirement and ends Lando Norris’s race.
Before contact, Pierre Gasly holds seventh and Colapinto fights Norris for ninth after the McLaren driver locks up and drops back.
The clash follows a Safety Car for Alex Albon. On the restart, Colapinto arrives too hot into Turn 1, locks the fronts, and strikes Gasly’s left flank.
Gasly ricochets into Norris, eliminating both immediately. Colapinto reaches the pits, but damage proves terminal and Alpine records a costly, avoidable double DNF.
Briatore calls it a very poor move and apologizes to McLaren and Norris. He laments lost points and promises a review before determining consequences.
Briatore called the move “very poor” and apologized to McLaren and Norris.
Stewards issue a 10‑second penalty, converted to a five‑place grid drop for Malaysia, because retirement prevents serving it in‑race.
Colapinto receives a five-place grid drop for the Malaysia Grand Prix.
Norris voices frustration, while Colapinto accepts blame and apologizes to the team and Gasly. His detailed apology after the crash underscores accountability.
The outcome hurts Alpine’s fight with Racing Bulls. A likely double score becomes a six‑point setback after Arvid Lindblad finishes seventh, as charted in Colapinto Baku crash coverage.
Gasly says the pace and positions should have yielded points, and the team will handle the fallout together, amid scrutiny of their cooperation in recent reporting.
Alpine falls six points further behind Racing Bulls after Lindblad’s P7.
Alpine now prioritizes clean execution into Malaysia. Expect reinforced restart protocols and spacing rules, aligning with the rebuild aims in Alpine’s 2026 F1 comeback roadmap.
The error profile is straightforward: cold brakes, concertina at Turn 1, and misjudged margin. Alpine must ensure drivers de‑risk formation running when both cars occupy strong points.
Visual Summary
GAS
COL
NOR
-5 GRID
Disaster Strikes: Alpine’s Double Crash Halts Points Charge
0 Alpine Points
3 Cars Out
-6 Points Gap Worsens
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It was a very poor move — Alpine lost everything when double points were in reach.
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— Flavio Briatore
It was a very poor move — Alpine lost everything when double points were in reach.
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— Flavio Briatore
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Strong Start
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Crash: T1 Lockup
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Norris Fury
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Apology & Penalty
Alpine Reflects
Colapinto Penalized
Team vows to regroup for Malaysia after painful missed opportunity.
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