Franco Colapinto will face the free practice of the Canadian GP before the Sprint classification: time, TV and everything you need to know

Franco Colapinto will face the free practice of the Canadian GP before the Sprint classification: time, TV and everything you need to know

DAYS AND TIMES OF FRANCO COLAPINTO’S ACTIVITY AT THE CANADA GRAND PRIX

Friday, May 22

Free Practice: 1:30 p.m. (Argentina) / 12:30 p.m. (Montreal)

Sprint Rankings: 17.30 (Argentina) / 16.30 (Montreal)

Saturday May 23

Sprint Race: 13.00 (Argentina) / 12.00 (Montreal)

Classification: 17.00 (Argentina) / 16.00 (Montreal)

Sunday May 24

70 lap race: 17.00 (Argentina) / 16.00 (Montreal)

TV: Fox Sports (Argentina) / Disney+ (South America) / DAZN (Spain) / Apple TV (USA) / F1TV

The details of the interest of a Chinese company in buying Alpine: the alliance it formed with a Formula 1 legend

The automotive brand BYD held talks with the French team to make an eventual offer to enter the Máxima

Those interested in buying the 24% of Alpine shares that are for sale (Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)
Those interested in buying the 24% of Alpine shares that are for sale (Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)

Alpine continues working on the sale of 24% of the shares that belong to the conglomerate Other Capital. The main interested parties in acquiring said percentage are mercedes and Christian Horner. In recent weeks, he joined the bidding BYD automotive brandwho highlighted his desire to break into the Formula 1 and would be close to reaching an agreement with the former head of Red Bull. The point is How the alliance between the Chinese company and the British engineer could impact the French team.

What are the improvements that Alpine will bring to Colapinto’s car for the Canadian F1 GP

The French team and the Argentine driver seek to continue adding points. The outlook prior to the fifth date

Franco Colapinto will seek to continue adding points in Canada (Alpine Press)
Franco Colapinto will seek to continue adding points in Canada (Alpine Press)

From suffering the races to seeking to be increasingly competitive. This is how the panorama changed Franco Colapinto and Alpine in the Formula 1. This present is completely different from the previous exercise, in which the Argentine driver and his teammate, Pierre Gaslythey were very limited with the worst car in the category in 2025. Now the French team is fifth in the World Constructors Championship and this weekend in Canada he will once again bring improvements to his two cars.

Franco Colapinto throbbed the Canadian GP after achieving his best result in F1: “It’s a good dose of adrenaline!”

The Argentine pilot, with great performance in Miami, gave his feelings for the next event in Montreal

Franco Colapinto spoke about his next presentation in Canada (Efe)
Franco Colapinto spoke about his next presentation in Canada (Efe)

Franco Colapinto prepares for the next date of the Formula 1 and expressed his enthusiasm for competing in the Canadian Grand Prixconfident in the performance achieved with his team after the positive results obtained in Miami in which he finished in seventh place. The Argentine driver, who has celebrated one year since his debut with the team, highlighted the work done in the last few weeks and the importance of facing a new weekend with a Sprint format on the Gilles-Villeneuve circuit.

The F1 constructors’ championship classification:

The F1 constructors' championship classification:
The F1 constructors’ championship classification:

The F1 drivers’ championship classification:

The F1 championship classification:
The F1 championship classification:

Tires for the Canadian GP:

Tires for the Canadian GP

Last five winners of the Canadian GP

  • 2025 – George Russell (Mercedes)
  • 2024 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
  • 2023 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
  • 2022 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
  • 2019 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

The last five drivers to achieve pole position at the Canadian GP

  • 2025 – George Russell (Mercedes)
  • 2024 – George Russell (Mercedes)
  • 2023 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
  • 2022 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
  • 2019 – Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)

The Gilles Villeneuve circuit:

F1 Canadian GP circuit map. Layout with three colored sectors (pink, yellow, blue), overtaking detection/activation zones and DRS. Curve numbering
A detailed map of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix circuit shows its three sectors, overtaking detection and activation zones, and the DRS zone.

Colapinto will return to the circuit where he replaced Jack Doohan in 2025. The Gilles Villeneuve track in Montreal received its first Formula 1 GP in 1978 and has an extension of 4,361 meters. The main race will have 70 lapsin a weekend that will once again have only one free practice due to having a Sprint. Last year, George Russell he kept the evidence and it is Valtteri Bottas (2019) the one who holds the lap record on the circuit with a time of 1:13.078.