‘Painful’ – Gasly laments ‘quite sad’ Monaco GP crash as Colapinto reflects on ‘tricky’ weekend for Alpine

The Monaco Grand Prix proved to be a challenging outing for Alpine, with neither Pierre Gasly nor Franco Colapinto managing to score points. Gasly's race ended prematurely after a collision with Yuki Tsunoda at the Nouvelle Chicane, forcing his retirement due to extensive damage. Gasly attributed the incident to Tsunoda's unexpected braking maneuver, stating, "I didn’t expect Yuki [Tsunoda] to move under braking out of the tunnel... Every lap he was braking on the right, this lap he braked on the left and I went to the normal line and he moved back onto the racing line but it was too late." The Frenchman expressed disappointment, highlighting qualifying struggles as the root cause of their difficult weekend. Colapinto, in his second F1 weekend, faced a tricky strategy starting on hard tires. Despite being held up by Williams cars, he managed to finish 13th, gaining valuable experience on the demanding Monaco street circuit. He acknowledged the team's gamble to assist Gasly, which ultimately didn't materialize. This result sees Alpine losing further ground in the Constructors' Championship, now sitting ninth, just one point ahead of Kick Sauber, as rivals like Racing Bulls, Haas, and Williams capitalized on the Monaco race.