Pierre Gasly now wants Alpine to sign ‘extremely fast’ Flavio Briatore target as his 2026 teammate

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Alpine driver Pierre Gasly is locked in at Alpine until 2028, but the identity of his teammate next season remains a mystery.

Pierre Gasly signed a new long-term deal ahead of the Italian Grand Prix despite Alpine’s recent struggles.

The French manufacturer currently sit at the bottom of the constructors’ championship, with little hope of catching their nearest rival, Haas.

Alpine have turned their full attention to Formula 1’s 2026 regulation changes and will welcome Mercedes as their new power unit supplier from next season.

Chief advisor Flavio Briatore and new team principal Steve Nielsen now face a decision on who to pair Gasly with next season.

Franco Colapinto has now completed 10 race weekends since replacing Jack Doohan without scoring a point.

Briatore has drawn up a list of potential replacements, and one name has already caught Gasly’s eye.

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Pierre Gasly would like Alpine to sign Yuki Tsunoda as his 2026 Alpine F1 teammate

A report from the Japanese outlet Autosport Web has shared more details about the Formula 1 driver market.

The three teams with the most uncertainty surrounding their drivers for 2026 are Alpine, Red Bull and Racing Bulls.

Yuki Tsunoda is having a torrid time alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull, and has only scored nine points since his promotion at the Japanese Grand Prix.

Tsunoda is running out of time to save his seat, while there have been suggestions that Tsunoda could return to Racing Bulls in place of Liam Lawson.

However, this report suggests that Briatore has put together a list of candidates for Alpine that includes the Japanese driver.

Briatore isn’t completely sold on Tsunoda, but ‘Gasly is said to want to bring in Tsunoda’, given their previous relationship.

Alpine aren’t expected to decide on Colapinto’s future until after the final race in Abu Dhabi, which might be leaving things too late for Tsunoda to secure his place on the Formula 1 grid.

However, based on their time together at AlphaTauri, Alpine would be getting two very experienced drivers who they know would work perfectly together.

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What Pierre Gasly said about Yuki Tsunoda after his Red Bull promotion

Tsunoda called Gasly his ‘brother’ in a recent interview, and six years after the Frenchman, he finally earned his promotion to the senior Red Bull team.

Gasly was asked on Formula 1’s official website about Tsunoda after the decision was made, and he said: “Yeah, we spoke on the phone.

“Obviously, the way that I was also given this opportunity [to drive for Red Bull] and just in terms of what didn’t quite work out and things that could have been different… I think he’s got the experience, he’s got the speed. I’ve always backed him up.

“I’ve raced against him and with him for two years. I’ve seen his raw speed. I’ve seen what he was capable of doing already back at the time.

“We can look back to 2021, all these years, I’ve always said he was an extremely fast driver. So he’s got the speed. I think he’s got a strong character.”

Gasly clearly thinks very highly of Tsunoda, but the decision ultimately rests with Alpine’s management, who might not be too impressed with what they’re seeing at Red Bull this year.