Colapinto struggled in the opening part of the season to regularly compete with teammate Pierre Gasly but a seventh place in Miami was followed that with a career-best sixth in Canada, although Alpine managing director Steve Nielsen says there hasn’t been one single catalyst for the uptick in results.

Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly are both confident they can work together as Alpine teammates despite admitting the will never be best friends based on their tumultuous history.The two French drivers did not get along through their junior careers and for a time weren’t even on speaking terms, but have...