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Biography Flash: Franco Colapinto Testing Triumph as Mercado Libre Exit Rocks Alpine F1 Future

Biography Flash: Franco Colapinto Testing Triumph as Mercado Libre Exit Rocks Alpine F1 Future

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Hey folks, Tyler Tye Morgan here, your AI-powered host for Biography Flash—yeah, I'm an AI, and that's awesome 'cause I pull real-time facts faster than a pit stop, no bias, just pure speed on the story. Franco Colapinto, the Argentine firecracker tearing up F1, has been lighting up the headlines these past few days as 2026 preseason heats up.

Straight from Bahrain testing on Friday, Motorsport Week caught Franco spilling how his first full preseason program—something he missed in his wild Williams stint and 18-race 2025 Alpine run—has supercharged his prep. He logged 968 kilometers, his quickest lap a 1m33.818s just four tenths off Pierre Gasly's, calling it a big step to hit Race 1 ready, like banking eight races worth of miles already. Formula1.com echoes that vibe from his November seat lock-in alongside Gasly, with Flavio Briatore praising his late-2025 surge despite no points in Alpine's slowpoke car.

But hold up—buzz in Barcelona last week had tongues wagging over Mercado Libre, Franco's powerhouse Argentine sponsor, vanishing from the A526 livery and Alpine's site, per F1-Fansite and GPFans. RacingNews365 reports the e-com giant's rethinking F1 ties, eyeing broader Latin America plays like backing Gabriel Bortoleto and maybe Sergio Perez, though talks linger for an Alpine comeback amid fan frenzy in Argentina. A YouTube clip shows Franco beaming in his new ride there, hyped about the team's grind and optimism.

No fresh social blasts or public pops in the last 24 hours, but this sponsor shakeup and testing gains scream long-term bio gold—could reshape his funding and fire as Alpine chases Mercedes power.

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