Overview
- Colapinto logged the 15th fastest time in both Friday practice sessions and suffered repeated front‑wheel lockups that cost braking confidence on the narrow Monte Carlo streets.
- In FP2 he locked up at Sainte‑Dévote and the car touched the left‑side barrier but Alpine inspected the A526 and said the contact caused no significant damage.
- The team plans setup changes overnight to address inconsistent balance and braking behavior because qualifying at Monaco largely determines race prospects where overtaking is very difficult.
- Colapinto arrives in Monaco on the back of strong recent form with seventh in Miami and sixth in Canada, and he emphasized that improving confidence under braking is the priority.
- Separately at Mugello Ducati’s Gigi Dall’Igna praised Marc Márquez for returning to race three weeks after shoulder and right‑foot surgery and riding through pain while teammate Pecco Bagnaia took another podium.