After another weekend without points, Flavio Briatore criticized his pilots harshly, including Argentine Franco Colapint, and warned of Alpine’s worrying present in the season.
Alpine’s weekend at the Austria Grand Prix left no good feelings. And after the race, the director of the French team, Flavio Briatorewas categorical in his analysis, making clear his disappointment for low performance of its pilots.
Pierre Gaslywhich departed from the Tenth positionhe finished 13 °with several problems throughout the competition. For its part, the Argentine Franco Colapint culminated 15 ° After a weekend which included two clashes and a hard sanction imposed by formula 1.
At the end of the day, the Italian did not hide his frustration: “We are giving ground to our direct rivals in the championship after another race without adding a single point”, Said Briatore, referring to the Critical team situationwhich only adds 11 points on 11 datesall obtained by Gasly, which leaves them last in the Builder Championship.
Briatore also expressed his alarm for the lack of improvements: “This level of performance is becoming more and more worrying”He said. Although Alpine showed Good pace in practicesthe director acknowledged that Sundays are still the great weak point.
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“The car was quick yesterday (for Saturday) and I should have comfortably entered the Q3 With our two pilots, but on Sundays they show a completely different image, ”said the manager.
To close, BriTore insisted that The situation requires an immediate reaction: “It is essential that we understand why this happens, especially if we want to reverse the trend and relaunch our season from this delicate position”
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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