Overview
- Season 8 premiered on February 27 and features a filmed exchange in which Alpine adviser Flavio Briatore tells Franco Colapinto, “I decide what to do; you’re the problem, you need to improve.”
- The confrontation followed Colapinto’s Q1 crash at Imola in the A525, an incident he acknowledged was his mistake.
- Briatore contrasts Colapinto’s form with Pierre Gasly’s and emphasizes the need for points, rejecting the driver’s suggestion of car changes.
- The series also shows the mid‑2025 decision to replace Jack Doohan with Colapinto and captures the inside view of that handover.
- Despite the 2025 struggles and the tense footage, Alpine confirmed Colapinto for 2026, and preseason testing has indicated signs of improvement for the new car.