Juan Pablo Montoya has suggested 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Franco Colapinto was out-paced by Paul Aron during a recent F1 test for Alpine, sparking new doubts over the team’s driver choices♛.

Colapinto is set to make his debut with♔ Alpine at this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

The Argentine has spent the early part of the se🥀ason on the sidelines after failing to land a seat on the grid.

Colapinto impressed during his short stint for Williams, replacing 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Logan Sargeant mid-season.

However, with Williams already securing 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz for 2025, Colapinto was left without a drive.

Alpine made the surprise move to sign ꦚhim as their test and reserve dri𓂃ver.

This led to speculation that Colapinto’s returᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚn to the grid was♌ just a matter of time.

However, Colapinto’s long-term future isn’t secure, with him only having a five-race ♑deal.

It 💖could mean that Colapinto is replaced later in 𝔉the season.

With Montoya suggesting that Aron - one of Alpine’s other junior drivers - was quicker than Colapinto in a recent test - the Estonian driver could be in line to drive later 💧in the year.

Speaking to , Montoya said: “Briatore’s main thinking will be who🦩 is the main pai𒐪r for next year.

“If Colapinto comes in and starts to beat Pierre Gasly, is Gasly in danger of losing his seat? Also, a lot o💎f rumours are that Aron was quicker than Colapinto in testing. Colapinto has d👍one a good job, yeah, he made a lot of mistakes, but his speed is very impressive.

“He’s coming into a high-pressure sit💞uation at Alpine, there was no expectation at Williams.”

2025 a “throwaway” year for Alpine

It’s been an underwhelming start to the year for Alpine, scoring🍃 seven points in the opening six races.

They sit just a point ahead of Sauber in the constructors’ standingsꦺ.

2026 will li🦂kely be a stronger year for Alpine, with a switch to Me♓rcedes power.

Montoya feels that Alpine sh꧙ould give Aron five races to prove himself and give Flavio Br💫iatore enough information to decide which driver to choose for next year.

“What’s unacceptable from a driver’s point of view, you committed to Jack Doohan and thought he was the best chꦏoice. Alpi🅺ne gave him a contract,” Montoya added.

“The Franco Colapinto situation was not a big deal because there were so m🃏any issues at Red Bull, but now the attention has turned back onto that situation.

“When Flaviꦦo Briatore came in, they somehow made a deal that Doohan had five races to perform. I would have given five races to Doohan, five races to Colapinto and five races to Paul Aron, then you can sit down and evaluate who is the best choice for next year. 2025 is a bit of a throwaway year for Alpine because they’re moving the Mercedes engines next year.

“I would assume a lot of the development on the car has stopped, they will be rebuilding for next year. They’ll spen🐭d the le🧔ast amount of money on their engine.”