Franco Colapinto has demanded more respect be shown to rival Formula 1 drivers after Yuki Tsunoda was subjected to a swarm of abusive messages including racist insults after their minor practice altercation at Imola.
Alpine F1 chief Flavio Briatore put an emphasis on new signing Franco Colapinto avoiding crashes - especially, presumably, of the kind Colapinto suffered in Imola qualifying
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Franco Colapinto's first day back in F1 featured a surprising amount of wheel to wheel racing in practice and a radio complaint from Max Verstappen
The Alpine Formula 1 team has sought to clarify Flavio Briatore is "fully in charge of the team" despite not officially being registered as its team representative in the wake of Oliver Oakes' exit
Franco Colapinto admits his initial five-race run at Alpine is not enough time to get fully on top of its F1 car but he hopes to make quick progress as he replaces Jack Doohan
Two F1 drivers' opinions are particularly relevant on the question of whether Jack Doohan deserved to be dropped - and neither were particularly supportive of Alpine's position
Dropped Alpine Formula 1 driver Jack Doohan was racing with a gun to his head from the start of the season and has been treated unfairly, reckon two of his fellow rookies
Initial talks have taken place between Alpine and Sergio Perez's camp about a possible Formula 1 race seat for the Mexican driver next season
Oliver Oakes resigned from the Alpine Formula 1 team just days after his brother William was arrested near their Hitech squad’s Silverstone base
Alpine's decision to replace Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto and the resignation of team principal Oliver Oakes are discussed in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast
Flavio Briatore has denied that Oliver Oakes resigned from his role as Alpine F1 team principal because of the team's decision to swap Franco Colapinto and Jack Doohan
