Colapinto urges fans to stop attacks on F1 rivals and Alpine colleagues

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The Alpine driver thanked fans for their support but said attacks on rival drivers and team members do not help him or his future.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · 17 Oct 2026, 08:09 · 1 min

Franco Colapinto has asked fans to stop attacking other drivers and the people he works with at Alpine, warning that the behaviour does not help him or his future. He made the appeal in a Spanish-language video posted on Instagram on Thursday.

Colapinto thanked supporters for backing him from the start, saying their support helps him and Alpine achieve results. But he said it goes too far when fans attack other drivers and the colleagues he works with every day, including his team-mates, mechanics and engineers. Fans may think they are defending him, he said, but the attacks do the opposite.

The appeal follows hateful comments after the Zandvoort, Madrid and Baku races, with FIA stewards, Pierre Gasly and his family, and Lando Norris among those targeted. In Baku, Colapinto had already said the abuse was not limited to Argentinians and also came from other fanbases around the world.

Colapinto’s immediate future with Alpine was already secure: he had clinched a new deal for the 2027 season in August.

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