The pilot Franco Colapinto He finished in eleventh position aboard a Williams in the first free practice session that took place this Friday at the Marina Bay circuit within the framework of the Singapore Grand Prix of Formula 1 which was led by the Monegasque Charles Leclerc with Ferrariwhile in the second test he finished sixteenth.
In the first rehearsal, Lando Norris with McLaren came in second place, while the Spanish Carlos Sainz with Ferrari he finished third and the Dutchman Max Verstappen He was fourth on board his Red Bull.
Colapinto started the session with a time of 1m38s770, which he soon improved to 1m35s285, on the medium tyres and placed himself in tenth position, while Alex Albon was seventh with 1m34s835 with the other Williams.
When does Franco Colapinto race in the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix?
The third free practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix will take place this Saturday at 06.30 (Argentine time) and then, at 10.00 (Argentine time), qualifying will take place. The race will take place this Sunday from 9.
In the second free practice, Albon set a time, on his first lap, of 1:33.012, while Colapinto was 0.774 seconds behind his teammate in Williams using soft tyres. The Argentine’s best lap was 1:32.057, which placed him in sixteenth place.
How to see Franco Colapinto at the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix
Throughout the weekend, the match will be available on television on Fox Sports’ international channel. Meanwhile, ESPN will also broadcast it live but via streaming, on the Disney+ platform.
The man from Pilar had a funny moment when he went into the wrong pit and ended up in Alpine’s. He then quickly corrected his mistake and went to Williams. Even so, the rival team took the confusion with humour and on their X account they uploaded a photo of Colapinto in their pit accompanied by a “Come on, Franco Colapinto”.
Meanwhile, Mercedes driver George Russell had an accident just two minutes before the end of free practice, where the Briton lost control of his car and crashed head-on into a wall.
The first place in the second practice session was taken by Norris with a time of 1:30.727, behind him were the two Ferrari drivers, Leclerc (0.058 behind the McLaren driver) and Sainz (+0.629).
Albon finished in ninth place with a time of 1:31.650.
Source: Ambito
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