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Alpine release social media statement after team orders incident
10202025
After being ordered not to pass Pierre Gasly, Alpine teammate Franco Colapinto ignored those requests and out-muscled him to the inside of the uphill first turn, on lap 54 of 56, at the United States Grand Prix.
Despite battling a seeming eternity away from the points, it did not feel as if the incident was going to be anything high-profile, but the team's social media activity suggests that they are not pleased about their Argentine driver's ignoring their order.
Releasing a statement to their 'X' account, the team's Managing Director Steve Nielsen, said: "Today, like a lot of teams, we had to adapt our strategy based on the conditions and what we saw on track with the Hard tyre not loo