Franco Colapinto

F1 2026’s Overlooked Safety Problem: Race Start Near-Misses in Melbourne and Shanghai Demand Urgent Action

While Formula 1’s paddock argues about artificial overtaking and Mario Kart regulations, three documented near-misses at race starts have barely registered. The 2026 start procedure is creating genuinely dangerous closing-speed differentials — and the sport appears to be waiting for an accident to prove it.

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Why Colapinto’s P10 in Shanghai Understates His Performance — A Race That Should Have Yielded Much More

Franco Colapinto crossed the line tenth in Shanghai — one point, his first for Alpine. But strip away the Safety Car timing, the Ocon collision and the floor damage, and the Argentine was on course for seventh. The drive deserved far better than the result.

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Colapinto Slams Stroll for « Unnecessary » Clash with Bortoleto

« Completely Unnecessary »: Colapinto Blasts Stroll for Bortoleto Clash in Brazil Alpine’s rookie Franco Colapinto has not held back in his assessment of the São Paulo Grand Prix, aiming sharp criticism at Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll for the opening-lap incident that involved fellow rookie Gabriel Bortoleto. Colapinto, who finished just outside the points, labeled Stroll’s driving

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