Colapinto urges fans to stop attacking Alpine colleagues

Franco Colapinto has asked supporters to stop attacking rival drivers and Alpine colleagues, saying that the hostility is hurting rather than helping him and his career in Formula 1. The Argentine driver made the appeal in a social-media message, thanking fans for their support while urging them to change how they respond when he or his team faces setbacks. He said criticism and attacks aimed at other drivers, teammates, mechanics and engineers were not helping him or his future. Colapinto, who joined Alpine in 2025 after making his Formula 1 debut with Williams midway through the 2024 season, has received substantial support from Argentina. Alpine has previously issued statements condemning online abuse. The reports describe harassment directed at teammate Pierre Gasly after the Spanish Grand Prix and at Lando Norris after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix; the details of those incidents are reported accounts rather than independently established evidence here. The Spanish Grand Prix episode followed Alpine’s decision not to switch its drivers while Gasly was under pressure from Oscar Piastri. Reports said Gasly became a target of abuse, including alleged threats against his family.