Franco Colapinto ended 15th at the Austria Grand Prixin an action that left pleasantly again. Despite having achieved an outstanding classification on Saturday that placed it in a promising starting position, the Argentine pilot failed to translate that performance into points and still does not add units in its first five presentations with Alpine From his return to Formula 1.
The pilot from the native of Pilar was harmed again by the lack of rhythm of his A525 car. At the conference after the race, Collapint recognized difficulties:
“The rhythm was not good. Only at the end we found some speed, but at the beginning it was very complicated. It was a difficult day. We will have to analyze everything with the team and try to get stronger to the next date.”
The extreme conditions of the circuit also played their part: inside the car, the temperature exceeded 60 degrees, which added physical and technical wear to one Sunday up.
The touch with Tsunoda and the incident with Piastri
During the competition, Collapint starred in an intense duel with Yuki Tsunoda. On lap 31, the Japanese tried to maintain his position and ended up playing the right back wheel of the Alpinewhich caused a spin of the Argentine. Although he could continue in the race, the car suffered considerable damage.
“He hit me. Then he apologized, so all good, but broke my alero and the floor of the car. A pity,” explained.
Later, Franc He received a five -second penalty for a maneuver against Oscar Piastri, to whom he would have left without track while trying to advance Tsunoda. In this regard, he commented:
“The truth is that I didn’t even see him. I was at my blind spot and I was completely concentrated in Tsunoda. Luckily, Piastri could go well for the situation.”
Next appointment for Franco Colapinto: Grand Prix of Great Britain
Collapint will seek revenge in the legendary circuit of Silverstonewhere you will run next weekend. With its 5,891 km per lap and a total of 52 turns, the British race promises speed and multiple overtaking opportunities.
The schedule will be the usual:
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Friday, July 5:
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Saturday, July 6:
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Sunday July 7:
The transmission will be available live by Fox Sports and Disney+ Premium.
Source: Ambito
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