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.

Franco Colapinto will join Alpine for the F1 2025 championship, securing a reserve driver role with the Enstone

The driver transfer market in Formula 1 never slows down.

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.

The Alpine Formula One team piled pressure on Australian rookie Jack Doohan on Thursday by signing Argentine Franco Colapinto as a reserve ready to replace him. Renault-owned Alpine said the 21-year-old,

The Argentine’s arrival as a reserve driver will provide a timely boost, competition and lucrative sponsorship for the ambitious Enstone team

The F1 rumour mill was pushed into overdrive earlier today linking Franco Colapinto to a potential F1 role with Alpine. GPBlog understands that were Colapinto to join Alpine, he would not do so as a full time race driver.