Williams team principal James Vowles has revealed Franco Colapinto is only on loan to Alpine, explaining that he wanted to ensure the Argentine had a chance to race, but that he expects him to

Team principal James Vowles reaffirmed his belief that the Argentine driver "is my driver that I want back in that car" someday.

Last Formula 1 season Franco Colapinto catapulted into stardom. Named as a midseason replacement at Williams for Logan Sargeant, the young driver impressed in his first races on the grid. Colapinto finished 12 in his debut in Monza and then finished in the points in both the Azerbaijan Grand Prix (where he finished eighth) and the United States Grand Prix (where he finished tenth).