Overview
- Colapinto finished eighth Sunday in Miami, earning four points for Alpine and reaching five for the season.
- He started eighth after reaching Q3 and matching his best F1 grid spot, with both Alpine cars qualifying in the top 10.
- He gained places at the start and had a brief touch with Lewis Hamilton that stewards reviewed and closed with no penalties.
- Race officials moved the start three hours earlier due to storm and lightning risk, and scrutineers disqualified Isack Hadjar’s qualifying for a 2 mm plank breach, changing the grid.
- Alpine cited new parts, including a rear wing and chassis work, for the step forward, and his engineer praised his tyre management after a brief turbo pressure dip at the start.