{"id":124973,"date":"2025-09-07T07:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T07:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/124973\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T07:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T07:00:12","slug":"briatore-praises-much-more-consistent-colapinto-after-best-finish-for-alpine-%c2%b7-racefans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/124973\/","title":{"rendered":"Briatore praises “much more consistent” Colapinto after best finish for Alpine \u00b7 RaceFans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Franco Colapinto\u2019s<\/a> chances of retaining his drive at Alpine appear to have improved as the team\u2019s consultant Flavio Briatore gave a favourable verdict on his recent performances.<\/p>\n

Briatore brought Colapinto in as a replacement for the team\u2019s original driver, Jack Doohan<\/a>, at the seventh round of the championship. Although Colapinto is yet to score a point, Briatore says the driver is improving with experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the moment I believe Franco is doing a good job,\u201d he told Sky. \u201cHe paid a bit for [his] inexperience in the beginning, like a lot of the rookies, a lot of young drivers.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow in the last three, four races, he\u2019s much more consistent, no mistakes, and maybe Franco, maybe we\u2019ll see. We have another four or five races to judge, and after we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colapinto, who appeared in nine rounds for Williams last year, achieved his best result of the season so far last weekend. He finished 11th last weekend, less than half a second behind Esteban Ocon<\/a>, in his ninth event as an Alpine driver.<\/p>\n

Briatore said other new drivers have taken a similar amount of time to get up to speed. \u201cYou see all the rookies we have this year, the first six or seven races were difficult for everybody,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cNow I think Franco is in the line to be stabilising himself. He\u2019s driving well, has very nice communication with the engineering [team]. Let\u2019s see.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Alpine announced today it has agreed a new contract with Colapinto\u2019s team mate Pierre Gasly<\/a>, who will remain with the team at least until the end of 2028. Briatore said the team intend to decide by November who will be his team mate next year. <\/p>\n

Paul Aron, another of Alpine\u2019s reserve drivers, drove Colapinto\u2019s car in first practice at Monza yesterday.<\/p>\n

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