Alpine driver Franco Colapinto suffered an accident during a Pirelli tire test at the Hungaroring on Wednesday.
After the incident, Colapinto was taken to the circuit’s medical center. Alpine confirmed in a statement that the Argentinian driver was “fine”.
During the second day of Pirelli tire testing at the Hungaroring this morning, Franco Colapinto had an incident at Turn 11. Franco was evaluated at the medical center and is fine.
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Colapinto, loaned to Alpine by Williams, replaced Jack Doohan at the beginning of this year, but has struggled to achieve results alongside his teammate Pierre Gasly and has failed to score points.Franco Colapinto ha tenido dificultades en su tiempo en Alpine.It has been speculated that he could be replaced by Doohan, reserve driver Paul Aron, or even Mercedes reserve driver Valtteri Bottas before the end of this season.
Colapinto’s accident at the Hungaroring occurred after a race weekend at the same circuit in which he outperformed Gasly in qualifying and finished ahead of him.
The 11th turn is a 142 mph right-hand turn with not much escape beyond the exit curb. Alpine did not offer details on how the accident occurred.
Colapinto was chosen by Alpine after his nine races with Williams in the second half of the 2024 season, in which he scored five points.
The two-day test at the Hungaroring aims to evaluate the 2026 Pirelli tires, which are slightly narrower than the current ones and are part of a much broader regulation for next season.
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Alpine was on the track for both days, with Aron at the wheel on Tuesday, while Colapinto was scheduled to share a day of driving with his teammate Gasly in a last year’s Alpine on Wednesday.
After McLaren and Racing Bulls participated in Tuesday’s tests, Ferrari is on track on Wednesday with a modified version of this year’s SF-25, designed to replicate the performance of a 2026 car in corners and on straights.
The test aims to conduct a final evaluation on the construction of tires for 2026, which must be approved and homologated before September 1st.
Work on the compounds for next season will continue for six more days of testing at the end of the year before they are approved on December 15.
