Franco Colapinto He was tired of saying that all season A525 from alpine It was a complicated car that gave it no rhythm and no chance to fight on the track, even when the teams were at the back of the grid. And also his companion Pierre Gasly joined the criticism of the French team’s car several times during the year after finishing the championship with a 19th place Abu Dhabi – just 2,095 thousandths ahead of the 20th Argentine – he sent a powerful message over the radio that even caused laughter.
“Thank you very much for the last three years. Thank you very much,” Gasly began on the radio after crossing the finish line. And then he made his feelings for the car clear. “Well, let’s keep the car off my site next year please. I don’t want to see it anymore,” he pleaded.
💬 “I don’t want to see him anymore…”
😅 The one who was happy about the end of the 2025 season was Pierre Gasly, who at the end of the race asked the team to keep the A525 as far away from him as possible.#F1 #AbuDhabiGP #Gasly pic.twitter.com/17FeRsLgIm
– Carburando (@CarburandoTV) December 7, 2025
The Frenchman, who joined Alpine in 2023, finished 18th in the championship and was responsible for the 22 points Alpine collected over the year. He came seventh Bahraineighth in Spainsixth in Great Britaintenth in Belgium and in Brazil and also added a period in the sprint from Miami and in that of Saint Paul. But it was a far cry from what he achieved in 2024, when he finished tenth of the season with 42 sessions and even climbed to the podium at the Brazilian event, taking third place.
To the relief of Gasly and Colapinto, the premier class will adopt new technical regulations in 2026 and the cars will undergo a radical change. and the A526 which the team has been working on for some time – and which is precisely why they have stopped making improvements to the car that the Frenchman no longer wants to see – is already exciting the entire team.
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