{"id":54083,"date":"2025-08-08T08:38:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T08:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/54083\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T08:38:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T08:38:08","slug":"franco-colapinto-crashes-during-tyre-testing-as-career-hangs-in-the-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/54083\/","title":{"rendered":"Franco Colapinto crashes during tyre testing as career hangs in the balance"},"content":{"rendered":"

The driver that replaced Australian Jack Doohan<\/a> at Alpine has reportedly been given the remainder of the season to salvage his F1<\/a> career.<\/p>\n

Franco Colapinto has failed to secure a single point since he replaced the Aussie at Alpine earlier this year.<\/p>\n

His place in the top tier came under question once more when he collided with barriers at the Hungaroring during Pirelli tyre testing this week.<\/p>\n

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An Alpine spokesperson confirmed that Colapinto was assessed by on-site medics and was uninjured, despite losing control of the car at turn 11.<\/p>\n

Pirelli’s Mario Isola confirmed the incident was not tyre related.<\/p>\n

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Colapinto crashes during tyre testing\u00a0@Karol_CyrkF1<\/p>\n

“These have been two useful days for making progress with the development of our compounds for next season, given that we are now entering the home straight,” he said.<\/p>\n

“The Hungaroring is a demanding track due to its many slow curves and the amount of energy that goes into the tyres on a lap that is rather short.<\/p>\n

“This makes it a challenging place to test tyres, in particular for the compounds that will be central to the 2026 range \u2013 which will go from C1 to C6 like this year.<\/p>\n

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Franco Colapinto will have until the end of the season.\u00a0NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n

“We have collected a lot of data, although it was a pity that we lost some of our potential mileage today when Colapinto went off the track, even though this was not in any way linked to the tyres.”<\/p>\n

Colapinto has only managed to finish above 15th in a Grand Prix twice, finishing 13th in Monaco and Canada.<\/p>\n

\"Jack<\/p>\n

Jack Doohan walks in the Pitlane during sprint qualifying ahead of the Miami Grand Prix. \u00a0Bryn Lennon\/ Formula 1 via Getty Images<\/p>\n

An Alpine spokesperson confirmed that Colapinto was assessed by on-site medics and was uninjured.<\/p>\n

Planet F1 reports Alpine will give Colapinto until the end of the season to prove himself.<\/p>\n

Doohan is keen for another opportunity to prove himself, while Alpine also have Paul Aron waiting in the wings for his first chance to compete in F1.<\/p>\n

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