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By Saajan Jogia
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Alpine Formula One driver Franco Colapinto has suffered a huge crash at the Hungaroring during the 2026 Pirelli tire test. The Enstone-based team posted a medical update on social media, confirming that the Argentinian driver was okay.
As F1 enjoys the summer break, three teams, namely Racing Bulls, Alpine, and McLaren, have been on the track in Hungary to test the 2026 tire compounds. The C3, C4, and C5 compounds were reportedly assessed in the test that began on Monday.
Colapinto was reportedly driving a test mule of Alpine's A525 F1 car when he crashed at Turn 11. Images of the wrecked car have been doing the rounds on social media. Breaking the news of the crash on X, Alpine stated:
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"During Day 2 of Pirelli Tyre Testing at the Hungaroring this morning, Franco Colapinto had an incident at Turn 11. Franco was assessed on site at the medical centre and is OK."
The condition of Colapinto's A525 suggests the impact was a heavy one:
It remains to be seen if the crash has any impact on Colapinto's seat for the remainder of the 2025 season, considering the five-race window he was allocated by Alpine to prove himself. The 22-year-old driver has failed to score a point in the season thus far.
Speaking ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, where he finished P18, Colapinto addressed the main problem preventing him from scoring points this season, unlike last year, when he impressed the F1 grid with his performances at Williams. He said:
"I'm struggling to be able to turn in and to come into the corners, and that's just not really giving me much confidence. I didn't have this issue last year, I could go straight in and be quick straight away.
"Now I'm struggling a bit more with that and that's the reality. I don't have the confidence as I had maybe last year and that's a bit costly in F1."
Colapinto acknowledged that progress is being made, but it is taking longer for the results to arrive. He said:
"It's just that feeling that nothing has been connected or put back together, and that package that we have, it's been maximised at times, but not in some other times. I feel there is progress that is being made behind the scenes, it's just that when you don't see it in results it's very tricky to keep pushing. It's going to come, but it's just taking longer than what I would like."
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