Alpine Hits Back at Online Abuse After Baku GP Fallout

Alpine has once again been forced to draw a line in the sand over online abuse after the chaotic aftermath of Franco Colapinto’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix crash dragged the team, its drivers and members of the wider Formula 1 community into another social-media storm. The Argentine driver triggered a dramatic chain reaction at a Safety Car restart in Baku, losing control and collecting Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly and McLaren’s Lando Norris. The incident ended the races of all three drivers and left Norris particularly frustrated, with the reigning world champion saying that whoever was responsible should receive “at least a…