Motor racing-Colapinto accepts he must obey Alpine after ignoring orders


Oct 19, 2025; Austin, TX, USA; BWT Alpine F1 Team driver Franco Colapinto (43) of Team Argentina arrives at the track before the start of the 2025 US Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas Austin. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Alpine's Argentine Formula One driver Franco Colapinto has accepted he must obey team orders after defying them in Austin last weekend.

The 22-year-old overtook teammate Pierre Gasly for 17th place in the U.S. Grand Prix despite being told by the team to stay behind the Frenchman. Gasly ended up 19th, behind Sauber's Gabriel Bortoleto.

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