Franco Colapinto has joined Alpine as a test and reserve driver for the 2025 Formula One season after the team struck a deal to sign him from Williams. The team has maintained that Jack Doohan, who it named as Esteban Ocon’s replacement for 2025 at the end of August, is its race driver for the start of the season.

Colapinto will join BWT Alpine's other two reserve drivers, Paul Aron and Ryo Hirakawa in backup and testing roles. The post F1: Colapinto to join BWT Alpine F1 Team as a reserve driver for 2025 appeared first on The Manual.

Argentine Franco Colapinto is to be Alpine's reserve driver this season after signing a multi-year deal to join the team from Williams.

Franco Colapinto has joined Formula 1 team Alpine as a reserve driver for this year after racing for Williams in 2024. The 21-year-old Argentinian signed a multi-year deal with Alpine, which earlier promoted Jack Doohan to team with Pierre Gasly for the upcoming season.

Signing Colapinto is a solid bet for Alpine, but there's no question it puts a spotlight on its 2025 driver before the season even begins.

Alpine has announced that Franco Colapinto has joined for the F1 2025 season - and that could be ominous news for Jack Doohan.

South American F1 fans turned up in full force for Franco Colapinto in 2024, proving how critical it is for F1 to look beyond the US.

Alpine have acquired Franco Colapinto to become the team's reserve driver for 2025 adding further pressure on the under-fire Jack Doohan.

The driver transfer market in Formula 1 never slows down.

Alpine announced that former Williams driver Franco Colapinto has joined the team as a reserve driver in a move that casts concerns over Jack Doohan's F1 chances