As widely expected, Franco Colapinto will return to his blue and pink #43 car next year at Alpine, with confirmation coming over the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend that Alpine big cheese Flavio Briatore is keeping the faith in the Argentinian to partner team stalwart Pierre Gasly for a pivotal 2026 season.
Briatore's decision was undoubtedly made easier by a brace of cheques written by Colapinto's Argentinian backers, with he and Gasly sporting a tweaked livery in recent races featuring prominent, yellow Mercado Libre branding.
