Alpine managing director Steve Nielsen has offered a welcome morale boost for full-season rookie Franco Colapinto in what has turned out to be an extremely challenging year.

Nielsen points out that Alpine had been happy to see the way Colapinto has evolved as a driver, and that the Argentinian will have a few more races before the team makes any concrete decisions about the future.

Franco Colapinto gains much-needed F1 2026 boost

Franco Colapinto is only 20 starts into his Formula 1 career following his debut with Williams in the latter half of 2024 and his move to Alpine ahead of 2025’s European swing.

In both instances, the 22-year-old Argentinian has taken a seat vacated by a driver that the team opted to part ways with; Logan Sargeant at Williams, Jack Doohan at Alpine. But while C

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