Gasly signs Alpine extension through 2028

Pierre Gasly has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Alpine until at least the end of the 2028 Formula 1 season, the team and driver announced on Saturday. The two year extension prolongs a deal that was due to expire at the end of 2026 and is intended to provide stability as the sport prepares for a major technical reset in 2026.

Gasly, 29, joined the Enstone-based squad from AlphaTauri when he moved to Alpine ahead of the 2023 season, according to team reports, though some accounts list his arrival a year earlier. He has delivered the team’s most notable results since then, taking podiums at Zandvoort in 2023 and Interlagos in 2024 and, this season, contributing all of Alpine’s 20 points through four top-10 finishes, according to race data. The 2020 Italian Grand Prix winner said the new deal reflects a shared ambition to return Alpine to the front of the grid.

"I’m thrilled to commit my long-term future to Alpine," Gasly said in a statement. "As a Frenchman, especially, driving for a French car company makes me feel very proud. Since I joined in 2023, I have always felt this team is the right place to be for the future. I want to be here in years to come and...