Japanese Ryo Hirakawa has joined Alpine as one in every of their two take a look at and reserve drivers this yr.
The 30-year-old, who was a growth driver for McLaren in 2024, will participate in first follow on the Japanese Grand Prix for the staff on 4 April.
Hirakawa, who raced within the World Endurance Championship with Toyota final yr, can be one in every of two Alpine F1 reserves together with Estonian Paul Aron, who completed third in Components 2 final yr.
Alpine are additionally in talks with Argentine Franco Colapinto over a job with the staff.
The 21-year-old has been beneath contract with Williams since 2023, and raced within the closing 9 grands prix of final season after the staff dropped American Logan Sargeant.
Colapinto, who scored factors within the Azerbaijan and US Grands Prix, impressed Williams and rival groups with the velocity of his adaptation to F1.
Pink Bull had been contemplating signing him for his or her second staff Racing Bulls in 2025 and had talks with Williams a few launch, however their curiosity cooled after a sequence of crashes for Colapinto within the Brazilian and Las Vegas races.
Alpine have continued negotiations and are exploring choices that would see Colapinto be a part of the staff’s driver line-up for 2025.
