The driver transfer market in Formula 1 never slows down. After days of speculation, Alpine announced on Thursday that supersub Franco Colapinto will join the team as a reserve driver for the 2025 season.

Signing Colapinto is a solid bet for Alpine, but there's no question it puts a spotlight on its 2025 driver before the season even begins.

Franco Colapinto has joined Alpine as a reserve driver for the upcoming Formula 1 season, the team announced on Thursday.

Franco Colapinto has left Williams for Alpine, with the 21-year-old Argentine signing on as the team's test and reserve driver for the upcoming Formula One season

The 2025 Formula 1 season is just around the corner, but Alpine is not done adding to their driver roster.

Franco Colapinto has signed with the Alpine Formula 1 team, initially as a reserve driver, after an agreement was reached with former team Williams. Alpine has moved to secure Colapinto’s services

Alpine have acquired Franco Colapinto to become the team's reserve driver for 2025 adding further pressure on the under-fire Jack Doohan.

The Alpine Formula One team has signed Argentine Franco Colapinto as a reserve driver, creating pressure on Australian rookie Jack Doohan. Colapinto's strong debut and Alpine's strategic focus on young talent may lead to Doohan being replaced if performance targets are unmet.

Alpine has added Toyota-backed Ryo Hirakawa as a test and reserve driver, and will run him in FP1 at the Japanese Grand Prix in April. Hirakawa was most recently with McLaren as part of its driver

Franco Colapinto has joined Alpine as a test and reserve driver for the 2025 Formula One season after the team struck a deal to sign him from Williams. The team has maintained that Jack Doohan, who it named as Esteban Ocon’s replacement for 2025 at the end of August, is its race driver for the start of the season.

Colapinto joins Alpine after making his F1 debut with Williams in 2024 leaving the future of rookie Doohan in doubt