Colapinto's Q1 shunt underlined that while the 21-year-old Argentinian has built up experience in the simulator and in two-year-old Alpine cars in private testing, getting a handle on the squad's 2025 car at the absolute limit is still a work in progress.

Franco Colapinto treated the Imola weekend as a learning experience after replacing Jack Doohan at Alpine. Franco Colapinto ended up 16th among 18 classified finishers on his return to Formula 1 with Alpine in Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

Colapinto is the second driver to crash during Q1 at Imola after Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda was sent to the medical center for precautionary checks following a horrific crash which saw his RB21 flip. Gabriel Bortoleto, Liam Lawson, Nico Hulkenberg, Esteban Ocon, and Yuki Tsunoda were eliminated in Q1.