The Argentine pilot of the French team did not even manage to take part in the start of the Grand Prix, after his car suffered a new technical inconvenience just before the start.
Franco Colapint crossed another frustrating episode in his experience within the Formula 1. This Sunday, in the mythical circuit of Silverstonethe Argentine team of the team Alpine He did not even manage to take part in the start of the Great Britain Prizeafter its car suffered a new technical inconvenience just before the beginning.
The team had reported that multiple modifications were made in the young man of the young man of Pillarincluding the complete replacement of the power unit. ANDIn the updated components were the internal combustion engine, the turbocharger, the MGU-K system, the energy accumulator and the electronic control unit, among others. For this reason, Colapinto had to leave from the Pit Lane, a strategic penalty to avoid future sanctions.
“We change everything in the car, the entire power unit. That’s why we go from boxes, so as not to compromise other races”Colapinto commented in dialogue with ESPN, shortly before the race. In addition, he explained that it was a test with certain new pieces, seeking to solve balance and performance problems that had already been affected. He even mentioned that the rain could benefit in these conditions, especially his teammate Pierre Gasly.
Why Franco Colapinto left and did not run the Formula 1 GP of Great Britain with Alpine
However, when leaving from the boxes, the car Collapint He did not respond. A sudden mechanical failure prevented the vehicle from moving forward, repeating a scenario similar to the lived weeks ago in the Barcelona Grand Prix. The frustration of the Argentine was total.
“There is something that is broken! What the hell?” Collapint exclaimed on the radio of the team. “My God … is the same as in Barcelona, it is the same,” He added impotence, while his engineer tried without success to recover control of the machine. Finally, the abandonment was confirmed before it could complete a single round.
The reverse comes in a particularly tense moment for the Argentine pilot. In the last hours, it transpired that Flavio Briatorewho currently directs the destinations of Alpinehe would have started conversations with Valtteri Bottas, which increases pressure on Collapint Facing the immediate future.
Meanwhile, the race in Silverstone It was won by the British Lando Norris (McLaren), followed by your partner Oscar Piastri and the German Nico Hülkenberg (Sauber)who achieved his first podium in the category at 37. But for Collapintwhat happened in Great Britain It marks another hard blow on his way to consolidate in the highest category of world motor racing.
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