According to reports from La Gazzetta dello Sport, Flavio Briatore has set his sights on Franco Colapinto for next year.
The lineup for the 2025 season is still not complete, and in the coming weeks, it could undergo further changes.. Il prossimo campionato di F1 The next Formula 1 season hasn’t even started yet, but it’s already making headlines. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Alpine has set its sights on Franco Colapinto for the upcoming season.
But let’s go step by step. The talented Argentine driver, who joined Williams starting from the Monza Grand Prix, has impressed everyone with the ease with which he adapted to the car and the talent he’s shown in these first months in Formula 1. In recent weeks, there have been significant developments regarding Colapinto’s future, with Red Bull in pole position to secure the South American driver’s services starting next season.
It’s a chess game for the Anglo-Austrian team, which, according to many international media outlets, could promote Colapinto to the main team and pair him with Max Verstappen. But that’s not all, as, according to the well-known Italian newspaper, Alpine has also set its sights on the current Williams driver, with Flavio Briatore reportedly pushing to secure a deal with Williams based on the 20 million euros (or slightly less) the British team is asking to release him.
Alpine, Briatore Wants Colapinto: Doohan at Risk?
At the moment, however, these rumors should be taken with a grain of salt, but if they were true, they could jeopardize the future of Jack Doohan, Alpine’s second driver for next season. According to German media reports, Briatore played a key role in selecting the son of the former MotoGP champion, and his contract contains a specific clause: if his performances do not meet expectations, the French team would have the opportunity to replace Doohan, thanks to a “per-GP” contract signed at the time of the deal.
It’s a 90s-style management approach from Alpine, which, since Flavio Briatore’s arrival, has been changing every aspect of the team, from personnel cuts to the choice of Mercedes engines from 2026 onward. However, the central figure remains the same: Franco Colapinto.