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FIA stewards issued post-race penalties to Alpine drivers Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto for yellow flag infringements in Mexico. The decisions demoted both drivers from scoring positions, allowing Haas debutant Ryo Hirakawa to secure a point in tenth place.
Alpine F1 team has expressed support for driver Franco Colapinto following controversial remarks made by presenter Jeremy Clarkson regarding the driver's nationality.
Arvid Lindblad, Gabriel Bortleto, and Franco Colapinto will drop down the grid at the Circuit of the Americas due to power unit component changes. Bortleto faces a 20-place penalty for exceeding limits on energy stores and control electronics, while Colapinto receives a 10-place sanction.
Argentinian driver Franco Colapinto addressed his social media followers to condemn online attacks directed at teammates like Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan. He expressed that such behavior harms his racing career and prompted threats of a media blackout from Alpine advisor Flavio Briatore.