Gasly and Colapinto penalized after Mexican GP yellow-flag breaches

Alpine's Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto have been penalized after the Mexican Grand Prix for yellow-flag infringements, costing the team crucial points in its constructors' fight. Gasly and Colapinto finished eighth and 10th on the road but were dropped to 15th and 17th in the final classification.

Why it matters:

The penalties hurt Alpine's bid to beat Racing Bulls to fifth in the 2026 constructors' championship. Alpine now trails by 39 points with a maximum of four races left. For Colapinto, the extra point also moves him closer to a ban threshold.

The details:

• Gasly received a post-race stop-and-go penalty for failing to reduce speed sufficiently in a double-yellow sector, plus two penalty points.
• Colapinto got a 10-second penalty for not slowing enough under a single yellow and one penalty point, taking him to five in the current 12-month window.
• The stewards rejected Alpine's telemetry claims, finding the speed reductions insufficient after reviewing data and in-car video.
• The penalties promoted Gabriel Bortoleto to eighth, Isack Hadjar to ninth and Ryo Hirakawa to 10th on debut for Haas.

What's next:

Alpine's season is now under more pressure. The FIA's points system means 12 points in 12 months triggers an automatic one-race ban. Meanwhile, F1 is still due to decide later this month whether Qatar and Abu Dhabi go ahead, with Imola expected to host the finale if the Middle East races are cancelled.