Franco Colapinto poised for dramatic F1 return after hint in deleted post
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Colapinto’s links with Alpine continue to intensify after a mixed spell on track last year for the Argentine. Speculation over Franco Colapinto’s future with Williams has intensified with the Argentinian driver closely linked with a switch to Alpine in 2025.
![[Colapinto could return to the grid in 2025]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/26/21/2181226689.jpg)
Colapinto drove in the final nine races of the 2024 season for Williams, replacing Logan Sargeant on the grid from the Italian Grand Prix onwards. The 21-year-old accumulated five points, four more than Sargeant managed in a season and a half, but Colapinto’s prospects of a long-term drive at Williams were always going to be restricted after the Oxfordshire constructor signed Carlos Sainz to partner Alex Albon from 2025 onwards.
![[Colapinto drove for Williams in the post-season test in Abu Dhabi last year]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/28/09/GettyImages-1817977067.jpg)
A social media post by Colapinto’s father, Anibal, since deleted, has only increased the speculation surrounding Alpine’s F1 2025 driver lineup. Using Instagram’s story function, which allows users to post images and videos for a 24-hour timespan, Mr Colapinto recently posted an image of himself wearing a Williams F1 t-shirt and raising a glass alongside a group of friends.
The image was accompanied by a short caption, which read: “There are few of us who already know everything . . . F1 2025.”. Jack Doohan will still start the season as Pierre Gasly’s team-mate for Alpine, however the Argentine is rumored to be seen as a backup plan in case Doohan doesn’t deliver early on.
