Cola fizz the bill for patient Alpine

THE 2026 grid is almost complete after Alpine yesterday confirmed they will stick with Franco Colapinto - for now.

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I phrase it like that because, in truth, nothing has really changed. Colapinto (top) has not signed a new contract. He penned what's believed to be a five-year deal when he joined from Williams in January.

That move heaped the pressure on Jack Doohan (inset - remember him?) before his first season as an F1 driver had even started.