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Alpine has extended Franco Colapinto’s contract through 2028, keeping the Argentine driver alongside Pierre Gasly. Colapinto has earned a career-best sixth at the Canadian Grand Prix and sits on 19 points this season as Alpine solidifies its driver lineup amid a push to improve performance.
The Monaco Grand Prix penalties for pit-lane speeding have been overturned, restoring a podium to Gasly’s rivals and altering the final standings. The Court of Appeal has ruled that prior penalties were applied due to a timekeeping error, affecting several drivers and prompting fresh controversy as Briatore accuses a judge of bias.
Lando Norris has demanded a one-race ban for Franco Colapinto after Colapinto's high-speed restart crash eliminated Norris, Gasly and Colapinto's Alpine teammate in Azerbaijan. Colapinto has apologised and received a five-place grid drop for Malaysia; the FIA is expected to review the incident.