Valtteri Bottas may replace Franco Colapinto at Alpine

"At the end I got lucky, Gabi came with a lot better pace" Fernando Alonso heaps praise on protégé Gabriel Bortoleto after battle at the Red Bull Ring ⚔️ #F1 #AustrianGP f1.com/Alonso-praises-Bortoleto

Yuki Tsunoda and Franco Colapinto collided at Turn 4 😱 Both drivers continued onwards to the finish #F1 #AustrianGP pic.x.com/IiZdTQC7ah

Alpine's getting left behind at the bottom of the #F1 standings and has no upgrades coming for its 2025 car. Can its season be salvaged? ➡️ www.the-race.com/formula-1/thats-the-car-weve-got-alpines-fight-to-save-its-season/ www.the-race.com/formula-1/thats-the-car-weve-got-alpines-fight-to-save-its-season/

Alpine has spurned Valtteri Bottas before. But in the situation it's in - with a second car that's yet to add to its #F1 2025 points tally, which in turn is complicating Alpine's read on its potential - he's exactly what it needs ➡️www.the-race.com/formula-1/alpine-rejected-bottas-before-but-now-he-is-exactly-what-it-needs/ www.the-race.com/formula-1/alpine-rejected-bottas-before-but-now-he-is-exactly-what-it-needs/