Everything points to what Franco Colapinto will make his debut with Alpine in Icolaafter several specialized media -among them The Race y The Team They will inform that the Argentine will replace Jack Doohan due to his poor performance at the beginning of the 2025 season of the Formula 1.
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Waiting for the official announcement, the site MotorSport from Italy unveiled Details of the plan that elaborated the French team with the aim of preparing the pillare to return to the clues In the Grand Prix of Emilia-Romaña, which will be in two weeks.
According to this medium, Colapinto will be subjected to a test in the Silverstone circuit As part of the renowned TPC (previous tests), a series of trials that are usually done with the models of previous seasons. In this case, the 21 -year -old pilot will handle an A523 Alpine and the team will observe its performance to draw conclusions.
Colapint running with a Williams in Silverstone during the 2024 season (Photo: Reuters)
This procedure would be repeated in Monzathe circuit where Franco made his absolute debut in a career of Formula 1. In 2024, when he was competing in Williams, the Argentine ended up in 12th place after having started almost at the bottom of the grill and his presentation letter anticipated what would be a successful start of the successful cycle for him in the highest category of motor racing.
-While it seems a practically taken decision, the French team would put Collapint again under the magnifying glass thinking of Icola, in addition to giving him the opportunity to add some shooting on track for his potential return to F1.
Emilia-Romaña GP: When what time Colapinto could debut in Alpine
The weekend in Icola will begin from the Friday, May 16 With the first free practices, a day that will have another training session before adjusting the last details for the classification.
Friday, May 16
- Free practice 1: 8:30 – 9:30
- Free practice 2: 12:00 – 13:15
Saturday, May 17
- Free practice 3: 7:30 – 8:30
- Classification: 11:00 – 12:00
Sunday May 18
*Hours of Argentina.
