The Argentine pilot Franco Colapinto received his first sanction since participating in Formula 1having had a minor collision with the runner Racing Bulls, Liam Lawson.
The reason for the sanction, which was awarded after the race ended, is because “cause a collision” with the New Zealand pilot.
The decision of the FIA It was controversial. The New Zealander Liam Lawson and the Argentine Franco Colapinto They were in full dispute for the twelfth position, with the native of Pillar past.
After crossing the main straight separated by a short distance, Lawson decided to attack on the inside of the first corner, with an aggressive movement with which he overtook Colapinto by forcing him to go outside the circuit.
Already behind, the Argentine took advantage of the second corner to replicate the maneuver of Lawsonso he went to the limit of the track and forced the New Zealander to take an external path, but the driver of the youth team of Red Bull He took the curve as if he were alone. When doing this he ended up hitting the rear wheel of the driver. Williamsbut the sanctioned person was, likewise, Franco Colapinto.
This penalty did not influence his final race position, since the Argentine rider closed the last lap with a 12-second advantage over Esteban Oconhis main pursuer, so he was able to maintain twelfth position.
Max Verstappen praised Franco Colapinto after the Mexican GP
The current three-time world champion in Formula 1, Max Verstappenpraised the work of Franco Colapintodue to his level, since he broke into the highest category of motorsports with the team of Williams Racing.
“Franco is doing a great job since he arrived in Formula 1, it is always nice to see young drivers who arrive and do well…” commented the Dutchman.
These heartfelt words from the pilot of Red Bullwho finished sixth in the Mexican Grand Prixoccurred after both greeted each other affectionately and exchanged a few words: when Colapinto he finished testifying before the media.
Besides, Verstappen analyzed how difficult the race was: “We were complicated with the medium tires. We had a good start, then we started to struggle with the pace, we didn’t have the rhythm, I was going backwards. Then I had the penalty and with the hard tire I didn’t have any rhythm,” he explained.
Source: Ambito
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