Alpine confirm when Franco Colapinto will test in F1 at Bahrain | OneFootball

Formula 1 will face a new stage of testing this week with the aim of fine-tuning technical details ahead of the championship's start, which will take place in Australia from March 6 to 8. After the first contact in Barcelona, the teams moved to the Bahrain International Circuit, where Franco Colapinto will hit the track on Wednesday morning and all day Friday with Alpine.

The track located in Sakhir will host two test sessions in February. The first will be from Wednesday 11 to Friday 13, while the second will take place from the 18th to the 20th of the same month. Both instances will serve to evaluate the performance of the new cars under the 2026 regulations and continue with the drivers' adaptation.

Each day of testing will have a fixed schedule, with two daily sessions of four hours. The activity will start at 4 a.m. (Argentine time) and will extend until 8. After a break, the cars will return to the track from 9 to 1 p.m. This format will be repeated over the three days.

Colapinto will be the first to get into the Alpine car: the young 22-year-old from Buenos Aires will drive this Wednesday during the morning session. In the afternoon, Pierre Gasly will take the wheel, who will also be the only one on track on Thursday. On Friday, the car will return to the hands of the Argentine.

There will also be contact with the press during the days. Colapinto will speak on Wednesday at 11, while Gasly will do so on Thursday at 1:05 p.m. and Friday at 8:30 a.m. On that same day, a statement from Steve Nielsen is also scheduled, although the Argentine driver will not participate in that meeting.

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