Franco Colapinto\u2019s Formula 1 future was in the balance heading into the summer break. But now, the only mid-season arrival of 2025 has stabilised. <\/p>\n
Colapinto\u2019s three-race run before the break was miserable. He crashed at Silverstone and then took no part in the race before finishing P19 in both the Sprint and Grand Prix at Spa.<\/p>\n
After Colapinto<\/a> only managed 18th in Hungary, Alpine were heavily linked with Valtteri Bottas<\/a>. In the end, the Mercedes reserve driver committed to 2026 entrants Cadillac instead.<\/p>\n With that immediate threat receding, Colapinto\u2019s form has improved. He\u2019s still chasing his first points as an Alpine driver, but he has outpaced the highly-rated Pierre Gasly in three of the last four qualifying sessions.<\/p>\n Franco Colapinto will stay at Alpine for the rest of the 2025 season at least<\/p>\n When Colapinto replaced Jack Doohan just six races into the season, Flavio Briatore<\/a> gave him a race-by-race deal. They have stuck with that arrangement since, refusing to rule out another change.<\/p>\n But at last, a team representative has \u2018confirmed\u2019 to The Athletic<\/a> that Colapinto is \u2018expected\u2019 to keep the seat until the end of 2025. It\u2019s a \u2018performance-based situation\u2019, so a major regression could force a rethink, but he appears to be headed in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n Alpine<\/a> still haven\u2019t made a decision about their 2026 line-up. Gasly is under contract, with Colapinto and reserve driver Paul Aron<\/a> the main contenders for the second seat.<\/p>\n Aron has made two FP1 appearances for Sauber this season as part of a loan arrangement. Colapinto knows this could be his last chance in F1 after a short stint at Williams as Logan Sargeant\u2019s replacement last year.<\/p>\n Franco Colapinto vs Paul Aron \u2013 who had the better Formula 2 career?<\/p>\n Given that Formula 2 is designed to be a spec series, a comparison between the two drivers could be of some use to Alpine. They competed in a similar number of races and both scored just one win. <\/p>\n Aron has the edge for poles, podiums and points per race. He finished third in last year\u2019s standings behind Gabriel Bortoleto and Isack Hadjar, arguably the two most impressive rookies on the 2025 F1 grid.<\/p>\n There are, of course, a variety of factors at play, and F2 performances aren\u2019t always a reliable predictor.<\/p>\n CATEGORYCOLARORaces2230Wins11Poles04Podiums38Points96163Franco Colapinto vs Paul Aron in Formula 2<\/p>\n